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<p>[QUOTE="Phil Harrison, post: 871765, member: 11507"]Hello everyone</p><p>Views/opinions/observations welcome. My sellers images, so apologies for the quality. Walnut, profusely hand carved rococo backrests, seemingly hand embroidered seat covers with apparent 17th/18th century motifs. These appear contemporary to the chair. Ball and claw feet. Italian/french? If you look closely at the chair seat you’ll see an image of what appears to be two female figures, portrayed from the rear at a 3/4 angle, looking out to sea, perhaps at the sun, which seems to be represented in ovoid form. They appear to be either dark skinned or silhouetted - you can see their foreheads, cheekbones and chins, in profile - and wearing light-coloured headscarves tied at the nape of the neck. Wondered if there might be a connection to the slave trade? Thanks in advance.</p><p><br /></p><p>[GALLERY=media, 5064]Chair by Phil Harrison posted Aug 22, 2019 at 8:55 PM[/GALLERY]</p><p><br /></p><p>[GALLERY=media, 5063]Chair back by Phil Harrison posted Aug 22, 2019 at 8:54 PM[/GALLERY]</p><p>[GALLERY=media, 5068]Chair by Phil Harrison posted Aug 22, 2019 at 9:27 PM[/GALLERY]</p><p>[GALLERY=media, 5065]Chair by Phil Harrison posted Aug 22, 2019 at 9:22 PM[/GALLERY]</p><p>[GALLERY=media, 5066]Chair by Phil Harrison posted Aug 22, 2019 at 9:23 PM[/GALLERY]</p><p>[GALLERY=media, 5067]Chair by Phil Harrison posted Aug 22, 2019 at 9:27 PM[/GALLERY]</p><p>[GALLERY=media, 5069]Chair by Phil Harrison posted Aug 22, 2019 at 9:33 PM[/GALLERY]</p><p>[GALLERY=media, 5074]Chair by Phil Harrison posted Aug 22, 2019 at 11:56 PM[/GALLERY][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Phil Harrison, post: 871765, member: 11507"]Hello everyone Views/opinions/observations welcome. My sellers images, so apologies for the quality. Walnut, profusely hand carved rococo backrests, seemingly hand embroidered seat covers with apparent 17th/18th century motifs. These appear contemporary to the chair. Ball and claw feet. Italian/french? If you look closely at the chair seat you’ll see an image of what appears to be two female figures, portrayed from the rear at a 3/4 angle, looking out to sea, perhaps at the sun, which seems to be represented in ovoid form. They appear to be either dark skinned or silhouetted - you can see their foreheads, cheekbones and chins, in profile - and wearing light-coloured headscarves tied at the nape of the neck. Wondered if there might be a connection to the slave trade? Thanks in advance. [GALLERY=media, 5064]Chair by Phil Harrison posted Aug 22, 2019 at 8:55 PM[/GALLERY] [GALLERY=media, 5063]Chair back by Phil Harrison posted Aug 22, 2019 at 8:54 PM[/GALLERY] [GALLERY=media, 5068]Chair by Phil Harrison posted Aug 22, 2019 at 9:27 PM[/GALLERY] [GALLERY=media, 5065]Chair by Phil Harrison posted Aug 22, 2019 at 9:22 PM[/GALLERY] [GALLERY=media, 5066]Chair by Phil Harrison posted Aug 22, 2019 at 9:23 PM[/GALLERY] [GALLERY=media, 5067]Chair by Phil Harrison posted Aug 22, 2019 at 9:27 PM[/GALLERY] [GALLERY=media, 5069]Chair by Phil Harrison posted Aug 22, 2019 at 9:33 PM[/GALLERY] [GALLERY=media, 5074]Chair by Phil Harrison posted Aug 22, 2019 at 11:56 PM[/GALLERY][/QUOTE]
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