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Dark Muddy Green Leather Wing Chair in the Georgian Style, English Circa 1890.
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Description
Dark muddy green leather wing chair in the Georgian style with classic rolled arms and loose seat cushion, brass nailhead trim, oak frame
English circa 1890.
height: 47 in. (119 cm.), width: 33 in. (84 cm.), depth: 30 in. (76 cm.),
arm height: 26 in. (66 cm.), seat height: 21 in. (53 cm.).
The loose seat is likely a later addition makes this a very comfortable sitting chair.
“The English wing chair, in which we sit protected and alone and enclosed, facing the warmth of the fire, embraced by wings as if those of a soft sheltering angel … the wing chair’s heaviness and solidity stipulate a different form of life, one of security, of solidity, of immobility, of peace.”
Arthur C. Danto (1924–2013) Art Critic, Philospher, Professor, Columbia, “The Seat of the Soul: Three Chairs.” Grand Street 6, no. 4 (1987): 157–76. https://doi.org/10.2307/25007019. -
More Information
Origin: England Period: 19th Century Materials: Muddy green leather, oak Condition: Good. Very good condition Creation Date: Circa 1890 Styles / Movements: Traditional, Victorian Dealer Reference #: JG23071830 Incollect Reference #: 660196 -
Dimensions
W. 33 in; H. 47 in; D. 30 in; W. 83.82 cm; H. 119.38 cm; D. 76.2 cm; Seat H. 21 in; Arm H. 26 in; Seat H. 53.34 cm; Arm H. 66.04 cm;
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