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    Home / Seating / Armchairs / Holland House Sgabello Armchair

Holland House Sgabello Armchair

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Rare early 20th-century English copy of the Holland House sgabello chair designed by Francis Cleyn in 1607 for the 'Gilt Chamber ' of Holland House, London. Most original Cleyn chairs were destroyed in the 1940 bombing of Holland House at the beginning of World War II. Francis Cleyn (c. 1582 – 1658) was chief designer at the Mortlake tapestry works from 1626. An original chair is in the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, and similar chairs are depicted in 'The South Front of Ham House', a circa 1675 painting by Henry Dankert, and in Daniel Mytens' circa 1618 portrait showing Alatheia, Countess of Arundel, seated in the Picture Gallery at Arundel House, London. Chairs like this would have been popular with the select group of courtiers known as the 'Whitehall Set' who were close to Charles I and shared his taste for the latest fashions from Italy and France.

Price $

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Condition
Good. Retains original age-distressed paint with retouching over the years
Number of items
1
Measurements
Width: 23.25 in.
Height: 44 in.
Depth: 25.13 in.
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Holland House Sgabello Armchair

Rare early 20th-century English copy of the Holland House sgabello chair designed by Francis Cleyn in 1607 for the ‘Gilt Chamber ‘ of Holland House, London. Most original Cleyn chairs were destroyed in the 1940 bombing of Holland House at the beginning of World War II. Francis Cleyn (c. 1582 – 1658) was chief designer at the Mortlake tapestry works from 1626. An original chair is in the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, and similar chairs are depicted in ‘The South Front of Ham House’, a circa 1675 painting by Henry Dankert, and in Daniel Mytens’ circa 1618 portrait showing Alatheia, Countess of Arundel, seated in the Picture Gallery at Arundel House, London. Chairs like this would have been popular with the select group of courtiers known as the ‘Whitehall Set’ who were close to Charles I and shared his taste for the latest fashions from Italy and France.

INFORMATION

Price: $

Condition: Good. Retains original age-distressed paint with retouching over the years

Number of items: 1

Measurements:
Width: 23.25 in.
Height: 44 in.
Depth: 25.13 in.

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By Appointment Only |
Kinderhook, New York 12106 USA
Tel: +1 917 656 5863
| Email info@acroterion.com
© 2021 ACROTERION