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A rare George III Westminster “Gala” sedan chair
£12,000A rare George III Westminster “Gala” sedan chair
the cabin of deal construction with a domed roof all clad in blacked Moroccan leather with crimson borders and ornamented with beautifully detailed gilt-brass crestings - masks to the top corners and guilloche and Vitruvian scroll applied friezes, the door-furniture ornately cast, the front door opening to reveal a silk lined interior with privacy blinds concealing the three drop-sash windows - one to the front and two to the sides; the sedan chair is borne by the pair of guilloche carved poles threaded through two hasps on each side and with hooped leather shoulder straps,£12,000 -
A rare Avignon Chaise-a-Porteur (sedan chair)
£9,250A rare Avignon Chaise-a-Porteur (sedan chair)
the cabin of deal and canvas construction with a domed roof clad in blacked Moroccan leather with sides, back and door painted in a "grisailles" repeating foliate field, centred with acanthine cartouches incorporating lions, herms and scene paintings, the front door opening to reveal a silk lined interior glazed with quartered drop-sash windows - one to the front and two to the sides; the sedan chair lacking the original the pair of poles - threaded through two hasps on each side,£9,250
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