Bonhams
Lot 182
A pair of Regency rosewood 'curricle' or 'curule' bergeresCirca 1820, Each with a curved and dished toprail above lotus-leaf wrapped volute-scroll terminals, over rosette carved blocks, on reeded tapering front legs and square splayed rear legs, terminating in brass cappings and castors, some brass caps stamped: 'B. S. & P. PATENT' beneath a crown, each with the journeyman's stamp: 'I.M.', 65cm wide x 65cm deep x 73cm high, (25 1/2in wide x 25 1/2in deep x 28 1/2in high) (2)Footnotes:PurchasedChristie's, London, 17 May 2017, The English Collector, lot 5.The specific bergere which is the influential precursor to the present lot appears in a Thomas Sheraton design for what he calls a 'Curricle' chair. This Sheraton model is illustrated in his 1803 publication, The Cabinet Dictionary, but unlike the offered ones his example is also carved with lions' masks and paws. Another drawing showing a profile view of a comparable bergere features in Thomas Hope, Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, 1807, London, pl. XXVII, No. 5. While the actual mahogany chair itself, which probably formed part of Hope's renowned collection at Duchess Street, appears in Thomas Hope, Regency Designer ed. by D. Watkin & P. Hewat-Jaboor, 2008, New Haven and London, p. 406, Fig. 83. For further comparison a pair of Regency rosewood bergeres sold Christie's, London, 6 July 2000, Important English Furniture, lot 77. Whilst an additional related pair sold Sotheby's, New York, 21 January 1995, lot 411.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
