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Lot 697
A Victorian sofa, the upholstered floral tapestry back rest within a carved walnut frame, extending to the two conforming drop in arms, above the sprung seat and tasselled apron, raised upon turned legs and castors, 104cm H x 151cm W x 80cm DCondition reportBoth arms and back rest can be detached, see further images, due to the construction of the joints there is some play in both the arms and the back rest although no visible damage.Some corrosion to the front castors with some general scuffs and wear to the legs, although there is little or no play in the leg joints and no visible damage.The sofa appears to be later constructed.
Lot 21
Mahmoud Said (Egypt, 1897-1964)Nu couché au divan blue (Nude Reclining on a Blue Couch) oil on panel, framedsigned 'Mahmoud Bey Said' and dated '1938' and further inscribed 'Alexandria' on the verso, executed in 193869 x 98cm (27 3/16 x 38 9/16in).Footnotes:Provenance:Ahmed Osman, Alexandria, gift from the artistDr Mohammed Said Farsi, Alexandria and Jeddahsale Christies Paris, 9 November 2010 lot 64 (titled: Nu sur sofa vert)Exhibited:Possibly Guezireh 1951 no. 114Literature:Dawastashy, 1997, no. 208 icon in colour page 306'Said's breath-taking nudes are unfathomable for a fils de famille and decidedly incompatible with the local traditions and Islamic religion. The modern yet timid Said seeks to exhibit a conscious play between stricture and desire for uninhibited freedom, in search for the 'essence of womanhood'. At a time when controversial polemics between progressives and traditionalists were on the rise, he managed to stop short of crossing the line into an impermissible eroticism and brought out a hungry fusion of inhibition and desire to shock our morality.A crisis of orientation loomed in Egypt, tearing it apart between calls for separation of religion and state against calls for a revival of Egypt's Islamic and Arab roots. At the same time, Said painted the naked female body and undertook to shock a conservative nation that has just accused Taha Hussein, the Dean of Contemporary Arabic literature and pioneer of the enlightenment, of blasphemy.Acting as a loud cry from the inner depth of an artist with conflicting desires, his intense nudes show a brutal determination to liberate the native woman and glorify her as a love goddess'- Fatenn Mostafa Kanafani - A Legacy of Dichotomies: When the International Art Market Met the 'Oriental Lord'Mahmoud Said was profoundly inspired by the female form, facilitated by his social standing, his celebration of the female nude was a brave move that broke absolutely with Egyptian artistic traditions. To him and his artistic milieu the Egyptian peasant represented the liberal future of Egypt, but Said's nudes are the continuation of an earlier tradition drawing on nineteenth century European paintings romanticising the Orient.Said presents his interpretation of the Odalisque, the mysterious female of the Arab world hidden behind veils, that so inspired European painters of the nineteenth century. This painting is part of a body of work steeped in an earlier, foreign style, but unlike its predecessors draws not on fantasy but on fact. These nudes are a type of romantic realism entirely unique to Mahmoud Said, a bold and remarkable celebration of the female form for his time and place.Said reveres his sitter by focusing on her form, her pose, her skin and face. He paints her as she is, an Egyptian woman with characteristic full lips, high cheekbones and dusky skin. Unlike his European predecessors who would place milk-white European models in an Oriental context by draping them in exotic silks and surrounding them with Islamic carpets in a thrilling, almost scandalous, interpretation of the everyday, here the artist chooses to highlight the Odalisque's command of her own sensuality without sacrificing the romance of her character.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 505
Knole type settee, rectangular back and wings, drop-ends, ball and claw feet, tapestry banded upholstery, length 202cm, depth 88cm, height 95cm.Condition report:The sofa is in generally good condition, the only are for minor work is the right back corner finials are a bit loose in the holes and can therefore come out easily with the side folding down, otherwise the hinges and joints are all good, the seat is reasonably well strung and th current upholstery is good, minor scuffs to the feet.
Lot 719
A Victoria furniture two-seat sofa, with carved scroll ends on turned feet, 163cm wide/see illustration/Provenance: Purchased from Harrods//Provenance: Tidenham Manor CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection
Lot 732
A wicker two-seater sofa, an armchair, two side tables and a low box stool/Provenance: Tidenham Manor CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection
Lot 823
A mid 18th Century saddleback sofa with scroll arms, upholstered in Jacobean style crewel work with a needlework oval to the back, on square legs and stretchers with leather barrel castors, 230cm wide CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection
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