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Indeed, the work is cast with extraordinary naturalism and attention to detail, a characteristic typical of Japanese bronzes of the Meiji Era, shown here in the distinct textures of the feathers and the scaly feet. 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A Pair Of Museum Quality Carved Ebony Chairs","description":"\u003cp\u003eIndia  | c. 1660\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA PAIR OF MUSEUM QUALITY CARVED EBONY CHAIRS\u003cbr\u003e\nCoromandel Coast, Southern India  \u003cbr\u003e\nCirca 1660-80\u003c\/p\u003e   \n\n\u003cp\u003eHeight: 38 ½” (98cm)\u003cbr\u003e\nWidth: 21 ¾” (55cm)\u003cbr\u003e\nSeat Height: 18 ½” (47cm)\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe chairs carved from solid ebony, the open, pierced backs intricately carved, the top rails centred by a winged female head with ivory eyes flanked by sinuous makara \u003cbr\u003e\n( mythical sea beasts ), also with ivory eyes, with two nude female figures below amidst scrolling branches, the rail itself rope-carved with pierced gothic traceries below and a series of rope-twist column uprights between it and the lower back rail, interspersed with ovoid finials along the lower rail, the pierced frieze beneath carved in lower relief, centred by a winged female mask flanked by makara and surrounded by scrolling leafy branches, the rear side of the back similarly carved in slightly lower relief, the profusely carved uprights with perching bird finials, the birds with ivory eyes and looking inwards, the seat frame carved, with a caned drop-in seat, the frieze below the seat rails pierced and carved to all sides with opposing makara, the blocks at the tops of the legs and between the stretchers all with carved panels, the legs and stretchers boldly rope-twist carved, on flattened bun feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis form of carved ebony chair from the Coromandel Coast shows the distinct influence of mid-seventeenth century Dutch furniture in the characteristic rope-twist turnings. These chairs are of a type that was familiar in England, long before the nineteenth century when the fashion for ebony resulted in ebony furniture being imported from Ceylon. There is a strong case therefore that these intricately carved ebony chairs emanated from a region of the Coromandel Coast under English influence, and one frequented by English ships.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance;\u003c\/p\u003e              \n\n\u003cp\u003eThere are two documented groups of exactly this type of chair in England, firstly two dozen recorded in the Longleat inventory of 1740 ( twelve of which are now in the J.P. Getty Museum), secondly at Old Montagu House, London in 1746 ( now at Boughton House ). Ebony chairs of this form from Horace Walpole’s villa at Strawberry Hill were formerly at Knowsley, the seat of the Earl of Derby, and Eaton Hall, the seat of the Duke of Westminster. There is also a pair in the Peabody Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor some 150 years from 1750 this group of chairs were thought to be English from the reign of Henry VIII.   In 1748 Horace Walpole saw carved ebony chairs at Esher Place and wrongly believed them to have been the property of Cardinal Wolsey who had lived there in 1519.   This incorrect assumption, together with his awareness of the existence of ebony furniture in other great houses of the early period, and the use of ‘pre-classical’ ornament and black wood, caused him to wrongly believe that these chairs were English and of great antiquity,   “All made by the Hallett of 200 years ago”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the English first settled in India there was no indigenous tradition of furniture making for use at chair height as Indians were accustomed to sitting at floor level.   Contemporary paintings suggest that most of those early settlers became accustomed to Indian culture and lived on the floor.   However, the Dutch had established small pockets of cabinetmaking along the Coromandel Coast before the British arrived which would explain the probable Dutch influence in the design of these chairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne can only speculate that Directors of the East India Company, who returned home having made substantial fortunes, brought with them this expensive ebony furniture.   This could explain the existence of large groups in the great English country houses as recorded by Walpole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe exquisite carving on this pair of chairs is so perfectly balanced and refined in its ornament that one is challenged to find its equal in any other culture. No serious collection of Anglo-Indian furniture can be considered complete without an example of this chair.\u003c\/p\u003e   \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe history of ebony furniture from the Coromandel Coast is discussed in great detail in Dr. Amin Jaffer’s book, Furniture from British India and Ceylon, pp.130-142, with \u003cbr\u003e\nthis exact model of chair referred to and illustrated, pp.135-137.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthony Outred","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29223354368080,"sku":"11728","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0239\/2991\/3424\/products\/96721.jpg?v=1571738801"},{"product_id":"61687-4-a-group-of-polychrome-terracotta-figures","title":"4.  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Although often obtained as souvenirs they were also acquired by museums for educational purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthony Outred","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29223358333008,"sku":"11888a","price":850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0239\/2991\/3424\/products\/96727.jpg?v=1571738801"},{"product_id":"61688-5-a-group-of-finely-modelled-clay-figures","title":"5.  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Each bears a handwritten description of trade, occupation or ethnic group as follows:-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eParsee, Ayah, Ghoorwallah (groom), Bheestie (water carrier), Snake Charmer, Hammal, Darnda (fisherman), Brahmin praying, Peon (messenger), Butler Sahbib, Female water carrier, Fakir (Holy man).\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eA set of six figures ,although smaller and less animated, sold in Christie’s South Kensington (7\/10\/09), Lot 81, Ismail Merchant Collection, £3,850.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eSadly, we will probably never know the name of this simple native artist who has displayed such genius in captivating the character and personalities of his subjects.   Suffice to say that these figures provide an accurate historical record of day to day life during the 18th and early 19th centuries in Northern India.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthony Outred","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29223358365776,"sku":"11900","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0239\/2991\/3424\/products\/96728.jpg?v=1571738817"},{"product_id":"61693-10-a-carved-sandalwood-and-sadeli-work-box","title":"10.  A Carved Sandalwood and Sadeli Work Box","description":"\u003cp\u003eIndia  | c. 1855\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA CARVED SANDALWOOD AND SADELI WORK BOX  \u003cbr\u003e\nBombay  \u003cbr\u003e\nCirca 1855\u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n\u003cp\u003eHeight  6”  (15cm)  \u003cbr\u003e\nWidth  12.5”  (32cm)  \u003cbr\u003e\nDepth  9.5”  (24cm)\u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe workbox of sarcophagus form, of carved sandalwood with sadeli work inlays, ivory and ebony, the hinged, canted, stepped lid with a floral carved central panel surrounded by sadeli borders, ebony and ivory, the four sloping side panels all of carved sandalwood, the front panel carved with a tiger and elephant, the side panels with tigers, all amid scrolling branches, framed by sadeli borders, the lid lifting to reveal a fitted mirror to the underside with a carved border, the interior with an arrangement of sixteen compartments, three having lids carved with birds amid foliage, three carved with leaves, all with sadeli borders, four ivory lids inlaid with sadeli, four compartments with turned ivory bobbins, a central purple velvet pin cushion to the top row, the entire level lifting out to reveal a purple velvet lined lower \u003cbr\u003e\ncompartment with divisions, the side panels all similarly carved with tigers amid foliage with sadeli borders and ebony and ivory edge mouldings, brass carrying handles to the sides, the underside covered in purple velvet, raised on later brass paw feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a comparable carved sandalwood workbox in the Victoria and Albert Museum collections, ( V\u0026amp;A: 02260 (IS) ), discussed in Dr. Amin Jaffer’s book, Furniture from British India and Ceylon, p.318.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthony Outred","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29223361609808,"sku":"11875","price":1450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0239\/2991\/3424\/products\/96735.jpg?v=1571738817"},{"product_id":"61698-15-an-ebony-casket-carved-in-the-form-of-a-fish","title":"15.  An Ebony Casket Carved In The Form Of A Fish","description":"\u003cp\u003eIndia  | c. 1880\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAN EBONY CASKET CARVED IN THE FORM OF A FISH    \u003cbr\u003e\nGoa     \u003cbr\u003e\nCirca 1880\u003c\/p\u003e   \n\n\u003cp\u003eHeight  7”  (18cm)  \u003cbr\u003e\nLength  21.5”  (55cm)\u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n\u003cp\u003eProbably a snapper, the all over stylised carving representing scales, fins, tail and head. The head has bone eyes with ebony inset pupils.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthony Outred","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29223366852688,"sku":"11913","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0239\/2991\/3424\/products\/96744.jpg?v=1571738817"},{"product_id":"61700-17-a-polychrome-carved-wood-elephant-with-mahout","title":"17.  A Polychrome Carved Wood Elephant With Mahout","description":"\u003cp\u003eIndia  | c. 1900\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA POLYCHROME CARVED WOOD ELEPHANT WITH MAHOUT AND HOWDAH \u003cbr\u003e\nProbably Kashmir \u003cbr\u003e\nCirca 1900\u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n\u003cp\u003eHeight  19.5”  (59.5cm)  \u003cbr\u003e\nWidth  11”  (28cm)  \u003cbr\u003e\nDepth  6”  (15cm)\u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n\u003cp\u003eThis charming elephant is depicted in full ceremonial dress and carrying two important personages in a howdah, perhaps to a festival or a wedding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Golden Howdah is the carrier mounted on the lead elephant during the Elephant Procession of the famous Mysore Dasara. It is the focal point of the famous Dasara festivities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthony Outred","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29223366918224,"sku":"11901","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0239\/2991\/3424\/products\/96746.jpg?v=1571738817"},{"product_id":"61717-20-a-cabinet-on-stand-of-rare-and-unusual-form","title":"20.  A Cabinet On Stand Of Rare And Unusual Form","description":"\u003cp\u003eCeylon  | c. 1830\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA CABINET ON STAND OF RARE AND UNUSUAL FORM \u003cbr\u003e\nSatinwood and ebony with ivory inlays\u003cbr\u003e\nCeylon  \u003cbr\u003e\nCirca 1830\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eHeight: 82” (208cm)\u003cbr\u003e\nWidth: 54” (137cm)\u003cbr\u003e\nDepth: 22” (56cm)\u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe cabinet having two panelled satinwood doors, each door with two square panels, framed by ebony uprights inlaid with ivory in a Greek-key pattern and with an ebony cornice above, the cornice frieze ivory inlaid in a scrolling wish-bone pattern, the panelled cabinet sides also of satinwood with two panels, the ebony plinth with ivory vertical inlays, on a two stage stand, the first stage with three drawers, all with satinwood drawer fronts, the second stage with two satinwood fronted long drawers centred by a short ivory inlaid ebony drawer front, the drawers on both levels framed by ivory inlaid ebony surrounds and deep ebony mouldings, on  ebony legs with a finely reeded vase shape body and ring turnings above and below.\u003c\/p\u003e        \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe particular design of the ivory inlay to the frieze of the cornice is apparently unrecorded. The prominent pierced scrolled wish-bone design may have been devised, or adapted, especially for this cabinet, underlying the importance of the piece. A contemporary viewing the cabinet would have been immediately struck by the unusual nature of the design and duly impressed by the ingenuity of the commission.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthony Outred","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29223366950992,"sku":"00000","price":18500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0239\/2991\/3424\/products\/96860.jpg?v=1571738817"},{"product_id":"61729-25-a-fine-example-of-a-mounted-leopard-skin","title":"25.  A Fine Example Of A Mounted Leopard Skin","description":"\u003cp\u003eEngland | c. 1910\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA FINE EXAMPLE OF A MOUNTED LEOPARD SKIN\u003cbr\u003e\nCirca 1910\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLength: 94” (239cm)\u003cbr\u003e\nWidth: 60” (152.5cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe pelt in exceptional condition, the head, paws and claws all well preserved, the fur in excellent state.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eBearing to the underside a label for ‘Rowland Ward, Piccadilly, London’ and numbered 7919.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRowland Ward were the pre-eminent taxidermists worldwide during the second half of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century.   Their work was remarkable not only for its outstanding quality but also for the fact that each commission was numbered and exhaustive records kept.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthony Outred","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29223370129488,"sku":"11887","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0239\/2991\/3424\/products\/96916.jpg?v=1571738817"},{"product_id":"61732-27-a-chinese-spindle-back-rose-chair","title":"27.  A Chinese Spindle Back Rose Chair","description":"\u003cp\u003eChina | 1800 - 1899\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA CHINESE SPINDLE BACK ROSE CHAIR \u003cbr\u003e\nJiangnon Region    \u003cbr\u003e\nEarly Nineteenth Century\u003c\/p\u003e   \n\n\u003cp\u003eHeight: 35 ¾” (91cm)\u003cbr\u003e\nWidth: 21 ¼” (54cm) \u003cbr\u003e\nDepth: 18” (46cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis chair which is made of rosewood is typical of the Suzhou style of the mid to late Quing period. Unlike a traditional rose chair the backrest is shaped with a subtle arch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJust how the rose chair received it’s title is lost in history. It is probable that the encircling stretchers and curves were designed to echo old lightweight bamboo furniture. Low back chairs were common in Suzhou, the city of gardens and windows, as these could sit under a window, thus allowing a view of the garden.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eFor a similar chair see Chinese Furniture by Karen Mazurkewick, illus. 108.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthony Outred","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29223370162256,"sku":"11818","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0239\/2991\/3424\/products\/96921.jpg?v=1571738817"},{"product_id":"61735-28-a-chinese-bronze-censer-in-the-form-of-a-buddhistic-lion","title":"28.  A Chinese Bronze Censer In The Form Of A Buddhistic Lion","description":"\u003cp\u003eChina  | 1600 - 1699\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA CHINESE BRONZE CENSER IN THE FORM OF A BUDDHISTIC LION.\u003cbr\u003e\nMing Dynasty.\u003cbr\u003e\nEarly 17th Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHeight: 16” (40cm)\u003cbr\u003e\nLength: 14” (35.5cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis charmingly serene bronze lion in a seated pose with a front paw raised on a pierced ball.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCensers are a type of vessel for burning incense.   In many cultures burning incense has spiritual and religious connotations which influence the design and decoration of the censer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe lion is one of Buddhism’s most potent symbols.   Traditionally the lion is associated with regality, strength and power.   It is therefore an appropriate symbol of Buddha who, tradition has it, was a regal prince.   As Buddhist priests and monks from India they brought with them stories of stone Asiatic lions found in India guarding the Buddhist temples, monasteries and palaces.   The Chinese sculptors modelled lion statues after native dogs for guarding their temples and palaces, as nobody in ancient China had ever seen a lion.   Lions of Fo are often created in pairs, with the male sitting on the left playing with a ball and the female on the right with a cub.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthony Outred","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29223371210832,"sku":"11228","price":6500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0239\/2991\/3424\/products\/96933.jpg?v=1571738817"},{"product_id":"61749-34-a-japanese-chabako-box","title":"34.  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The doors, which are decorated on the inside with flowering foliage and a mythical buffalo, open to reveal 10 drawers of various sizes, decorated with figures, birds and insects among bridges, streams, buildings and rocky landscapes with flowering foliage, all in raised lacquer within powdered gilt borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe magnificent engraved central escutcheon and strapwork hinges are typical of the metalwork of this period. The stand is sympathetically decorated with gilt hatching framing bouquets of flowering foliage, powdered gilt and line decorated legs with shaped corner brackets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn original English cabinet such as this example is an increasingly rare discovery these days and the engaging naivety of its decoration is enormously appealing.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurements:-  61 ½” (156cm) High,  38 ½” (97cm) Wide,  17” (43cm) Deep \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthony Outred","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32030146920528,"sku":"17674","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0239\/2991\/3424\/products\/17674-04.jpg?v=1584799726"},{"product_id":"american-cherry-wood-block-front-chest-of-the-chippendale-period","title":"American Cherry Wood Block-Front Chest of the Chippendale Period","description":"\u003cp\u003eMassachusetts probably Boston.  Circa 1770\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarcase of white pine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis block front chest of drawers is a sophisticated example of New England furniture made in Massachusetts during the Chippendale period. It incorporates a block fronted rectangular top above a conforming case fitted with four long graduated drawers. The whole is supported on shaped ogee bracket feet. The sides of the pine lined drawers have distinctive grooves to the top surfaces which are a feature of this period of American furniture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to a naively hand written label of the family tree attached to the reverse, the chest belonged to Sarah Williston Whitney (1800-1833), a member of the prominent Dwight family of New England through her marriage to Josiah Dwight Whitney (1786-1869). Their two sons , also mentioned on the label, both achieved eminence in their successive fields, with Josiah Whitney 11(1819-1896) becoming professor of Geology at Harvard and his linguistic brother William Dwight Whitney (1827-1894) editing the Century Dictionary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe association with the Whitney family is further confirmed by an old family division label identifying this chest as the property of Emily Whitney ( born 1864), daughter of William Dwight Whitney.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen we acquired this chest of drawers it was supported on later turned feet which had been added circa 1840, probably to suit the current fashion. 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These panels were almost certainly part of a 12 fold screen depicting ‘A Bed-full of Tablets’, a Kangxi period dramatization of the Guo Ziyi legend. General Guo served four emperors during the Tang dynasty and was instrumental in quelling the An Shi rebellion. On his 60\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e birthday so many family members and officials came to offer their congratulations that his bed was literally covered with gifts of memorial tablets.  Screens with this depiction are therefore associated with congratulatory and commemorative events and often display lengthy inscriptions to the intended recipient. Accordingly, the reverse of the present two panels are inscribed with fine Chinese Calligraphy in gilt, which form part of a dedication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe doors with a magnificent engraved and pierced escutcheon plate are attached by 16 engraved and pierced gilt brass hinges to the black lacquered case. The triple panelled sides, each outlined with shallow carved lines and corner spandrels are bordered by a wide Greek key moulding. The whole sits on a short base with a plain frieze above a pierced trellis work apron flanked by scroll shaped knee supports terminating in stylised ball and claw feet. Gilt brass corner brackets and magnificent carrying handles are additional features.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very rare feature of this cabinet is that the entire carcase apart from the base is made of thinly layered lacquered wood which is then covered in muslin to which further coats of lacquer are applied. 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