Pair of Empire armchairs with mahogany-veneered frames and fire-gilded bronze mounts. The armchairs have been professionally restored and refinished and newly upholstered in a light blue satin fabric.
Provenance: According to family tradition, from the af Ugglas family. Possibly two of the six “ländstolar af mahogny med tagel stoppning” [mahogany armchairs with horsehair padding] recorded in the 1812 estate inventory of Count Samuel af Ugglas (1750–1812), listed in the writing cabinet of his residence on Drottninggatan in Stockholm.
Dimensions:
Height: 94.0 cm | 37.01 in.
Width: 70.0 cm | 27.56 in.
Depth: 75.0 cm | 29.53 in.
Seat height: 50.0 cm | 19.69 in.
