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An Impressive Regency Period Reclining Armchair Designed and Made by William Pocock, London 1813.
Provenance:
The Counts
Von Schönburg-Glauchau
At Hinterglauchau and Forderglauchau
The chair with adjustable reclining back upholstered in original Morocco hide. The padded arms again with original upholstery, supported by two massive winged monopodia retaining their original patinated bronze paint finish with mahogany sides and rails with gilt bronze mounts. The front rail with a pull out adjustable footrest supported by a winged griffin. The underside with label marked ‘No. 1’.
This extraordinary armchair is almost identical to a design by William Pocock from March of 1813, which was published by Rudolph Ackerman in ‘The Repository of Arts’, one of the most important and influential books of the early nineteenth century.
The chair has survived in an extraordinary state of preservation retaining its original ‘Morocco’ leather upholstery. The execution of the chair exactly matches the original design by Pocock and it is highly likely to have been made by him and sold in his showroom at 20 Southampton Street, Covent Garden in 1813.
One can only speculate how this chair was in the collection of Count von Schonberg Glauchau at Hinterglauchau. Ackerman himself was born in Leipzig, only fifty miles from the castle. His ‘Repository for Arts’ had international appeal and it is possible the Count was made aware of this ‘patent’ chair through this publication.
Dimensions
H: 43 ½ in (110 cm) D: 39 ½ in (99 cm) W:36 in (91.5 cm) Extended: 73 in (185.5 cm)Stock number
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