• The Collection of Ann Getty
Lot 379

Pair of Regency Grey Painted Mahogany and Composition Footstools with Brass Feet

Estimate: $700 - $900
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

One retains remnant of paper label. One has two feet from a later period. 

10 x 14 x 16 1/2 in.

Note: The design for these stools directly related to a pattern for a 'Grecian footstool' published in R. Ackerman's Repository of Arts of 1826, pl. 58. Ackerman praises this type of stool for its comfort and stability (see P. Agius, ed., Ackerman's Regency Furniture and Interiors, London, 1984, p. 88).

Condition

Both missing areas of carving and molding. Some carving is plaster not wood. Minor staining and areas of over-painting. Sound frames, will need to be re-upholstered. 

Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.

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Sold Christie's New York, October 17, 2003, Lot 244.

The Collection of Ann Getty.