Lot Essay
This bergere armchair was one of four supplied for Balmanno and is illustrated in the Drawing Room at Balmanno see Christopher Hussey, The Work of Sir Robert Lorimer, 1931, Fig 33.
BY HOWARD & SONS LIMITED, BERNERS STREET
Details
A WALNUT BERGERE ARMCHAIR
By Howard & Sons Limited, Berners Street
The arched padded back above padded sides and cushioned seat covered in a lees style machine-woven tapestry fabric, the moulded rockwork carved chair-rail on cabriole supports and claw and ball feet, stamped Howard & Sons Ltd., Berners Street, 1078 1271
By Howard & Sons Limited, Berners Street
The arched padded back above padded sides and cushioned seat covered in a lees style machine-woven tapestry fabric, the moulded rockwork carved chair-rail on cabriole supports and claw and ball feet, stamped Howard & Sons Ltd., Berners Street, 1078 1271
Provenance
William S. Miller Esq for Balmanno Castle and thence by direct descent to the present owner