BY R. DAWS, CIRCA 1830-35

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A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY RECUMBENT EASY ARMCHAIR
BY R. DAWS, CIRCA 1830-35
Stamped three times 'R.DAWS / N V' and with coronet between 'G' and 'R' above 'PATENT', printed paper Daws instruction label, dated January 1831 describing the chair's patent, the footrest lacking, the legs possibly slightly reduced in height
40 ½ in. (103 cm.) high; 25 ¾ in. (65.5 cm.) wide; 31 in. (79 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Robert Daws (or Dawes), cabinet-maker and upholder of 17 Margaret Street, Cavendish Square, patented his 'Improved Recumbent Chair' in 1827, and the design was illustrated in J.C.Loudon, Encyclopaedia of Cottage Farm and Villa Architecture and Furniture, 1833, fig. 1913. An very similar chair by Daws is illustrated in C. Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, Leeds, 1996, pg. 176, fig. 282.

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