29th Jun, 2023 9:30
An early 20th-century walnut and chinoiserie lacquer three-piece bergere lounge suite, probably 1920s Maple & Co, the suite comprising a deep-seated three-seat sofa and two chairs each with bold shell carved cresting and lacquered faux oriental decoration to the splats and the arms with double skinned cane panel infill, supported by squat claw and ball feet. 171 cm overall width x 82 cm overall depth x 80 cm overall height, 42 cm height to the seat. (the sofa)
Sold for £100
Condition Report
Chair number one:
The right hand arm double cane panel is badlydamaged on both skins, the back and left hand arm panels are OK
the partial lacquering is rubbed through on some aspects of the arms.
the frame is sound.
Chair number two:
It has damage of the seat side arm cane panel skin , however the outer skin, back and other arm infill is Ok.
the frame is sound but it has the same problem with some lacquer losses to mainly the tops of the armrest's.
The three seat sofa:
The sofa has damage to the inner (seat side) cane panel, outer side panel of the left arm and on the right the outer cane panel is damaged, the back panels look OK , some rubbing and loses to the lacquer, mostly on the arm tops.
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An early 20th-century walnut and chinoiserie lacquer three-piece bergere lounge suite, probably 1920s Maple & Co, the suite comprising a deep-seated three-seat sofa and two chairs each with bold shell carved cresting and lacquered faux oriental decoration to the splats and the arms with double skinned cane panel infill, supported by squat claw and ball feet. 171 cm overall width x 82 cm overall depth x 80 cm overall height, 42 cm height to the seat. (the sofa)
