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Probably Indo-Portuguese, 19th century. Carved teak and bronze ceremonial armchair. The front base emerges from open conches and rests on stylized lotus flowers in bronze, with waves and scrolls evoking the marine world, continuing into the belt centered on a bearded mascaron flanked by faithful dogs, and continuing into the sides of the armchair, centered on the same motif. The connecting dice are adorned with eagles in high relief. The armrest supports feature busts of armed men with breastplates adorned with a bearded sun, wearing cuffs in their braided headdresses adorned with feathers ending in the grimacing rostrum of fantastical animals. The lower part of the wide back supports are carved with scallop shells and horns of plenty, continuing as a mermaid's tail upwards, the latter bearing at the top two winged angels wearing laurel wreaths and the Catholic cross on their breastplates. They are protected by niches topped with flames. The central part is deeply carved with a male divinity overhanging two rich horns of plenty from which emerge shells including cowries and carved conch shells, surmounted in stylized clouds by two female figures probably representing hunting and fishing, surrounding a winged victory carved in very high relief at the limit of the round relief, surrounded by winged horses. Upholstered in two-tone green velvet with stylized floral motifs. Height: 174 cm. Length 85 cm. Depth: 70 cm. Some wear to the armrests. Our armchair presents an ornamental, decorative and religious synchretism that is out of the ordinary, but can be compared with Indo-Portuguese works.

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Probably Indo-Portuguese, 19th century. Carved teak and bronze ceremonial armchair. The front base emerges from open conches and rests on stylized lotus flowers in bronze, with waves and scrolls evoking the marine world, continuing into the belt centered on a bearded mascaron flanked by faithful dogs, and continuing into the sides of the armchair, centered on the same motif. The connecting dice are adorned with eagles in high relief. The armrest supports feature busts of armed men with breastplates adorned with a bearded sun, wearing cuffs in their braided headdresses adorned with feathers ending in the grimacing rostrum of fantastical animals. The lower part of the wide back supports are carved with scallop shells and horns of plenty, continuing as a mermaid's tail upwards, the latter bearing at the top two winged angels wearing laurel wreaths and the Catholic cross on their breastplates. They are protected by niches topped with flames. The central part is deeply carved with a male divinity overhanging two rich horns of plenty from which emerge shells including cowries and carved conch shells, surmounted in stylized clouds by two female figures probably representing hunting and fishing, surrounding a winged victory carved in very high relief at the limit of the round relief, surrounded by winged horses. Upholstered in two-tone green velvet with stylized floral motifs. Height: 174 cm. Length 85 cm. Depth: 70 cm. Some wear to the armrests. Our armchair presents an ornamental, decorative and religious synchretism that is out of the ordinary, but can be compared with Indo-Portuguese works.

Estimate 400 - 600 EUR

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For sale on Sunday 23 Jun : 14:30 (CEST)
bordeaux, France
Emmanuel Layan & Associés
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