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Lot 1779
A Central European ivory and ebony mounted calamander sideboard, possibly Austrian, late 19th century, the dentil moulded cornice over a dragon, scrolling foliage and cherub frieze, the angles mounted with dragon masks above Corinthian pilasters flanking an arched mirror, the frame encircled by patera and scrolling dragon panels, the pilasters with gargoyle, tapering caryatid and fruit issuing urn strapwork, the blind galleried wings surmounted with recumbent dragons and urns, upon a stepped plinth, the base comprising a central recess flanked by a pair of doors enclosing two shelves, 215 x 186 x 32 cm.
Lot 186
A satinwood Burgomaster chair, 18th century, with caned back panels and seat. The origins of the so-called `Burgomaster` chairs are obscure, but it seems likely that they derive from the circular or hexagonal seats which were used by rulers and other dignitaries in the states and principalities of southern India and Sri Lanka. These were then adapted by Singhalese or Tamil furniture makers for officers of the European East India companies, particularly the Dutch Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (V.O.C.). Early versions (mid to late 17th century) occur in ebony inlaid with ivory, and others are typically of satinwood, as in the present case. The form was widely copied throughout the Dutch East Indies, with many later examples being made of teak. The contemporary name for these chairs was `round chair`; the term `Burgomaster` chair is a 19th century coining, presumably inspired by the notion that they were made for the well-fed, prosperous, middle-ranking burghers of the V.O.C. Literature: Jan Veenendal, Furniture from Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India during the Dutch period, Delft (1985), pp. 109-111, pls. 127-132. Titus Eliens (ed.), Domestic Interiors at the Cape and in Batavia 1602-1795, Den Haag (2002), pp. 38-9 & No. 7.
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