George III Metamorphic Library Steps/Stool

GEORGE III METAMORPHIC MAHOGANY LIBRARY STEPS / STOOL

England Circa 1780

Width 32” (81cm) Depth 18” (45.5cm) Height 19” (48cm)

Excellent condition.

This rare piece has a drop-in leather seat above a mahogany frame with a patera to each corner enclosing three steps supported by eight circular gun barrel legs joined by turned stretchers.

The ingenious design enables the stool when upended to become a set of library steps.

Provenance: The personal collection of a Connoisseur of English Furniture

£6,500