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Regency Mahogany Metamorphic Library Armchair |
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| Catalog#: |
Early Summer 2003 |
| Category: |
Furniture - American |
| SubType: |
Chair |
| Origin: |
America-USA |
| Era: |
19th Century |
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A REGENCY MAHOGANY METAMORPHIC LIBRARY ARMCHAIR C. 1815, AFTER A DESIGN BY "MORGAN AND SANDERS"
The rectangular rail back with scrolled open arms, the caned, hinged seat opening to form four felt-lined treads, on molded saber legs. The whole decorated with ebonized line inlay and rosette carvings. This chair follows a design published by the firm of Morgan and Sanders in Rudolph Ackerman's "Repository of Arts" in July 1811 (see illustration), where it is described as 'the best and handsomest article ever invented, where two complete pieces of furniture are combined in one -- an elegant and truly comfortable armchair and a set of Library steps'. Morgan and Sanders were specialists in the manufacture of 'metamorphic' furniture of this kind and held the patent for this particular model, which was known as the 'Patent Metamorphic Library Chair' (cf. G. Bernard Hughes, 'Regency Patent Furniture', Country Life, January 2, 1958, pp. 10-12.) The chair is branded HS, which is either a maker's or owner's mark.
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