A Pair of 19thC Button-Back Black Leather Upholstered Library Chairs c.1890-1900 sub-Natural History Ranked first among mythical beasts

Ranked first among mythical beasts

owned the house for over fifty years and filled it with an eclectic array of notable artworks including Diego Velasquez's 'Toilet of Venus'

Francesco Bartolozzi RA (Florence

depicting a religious scene and surviving from the middle period of eighteenth century Italy

the stencil shows us that the work was offered on the 30th of October 1959 with the following description:

A Pair of 19thC Button-Back Black Leather Upholstered Library Chairs c.1890-1900 sub-Natural History Ranked first among mythical beastsOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 1900 Each: Width: 19 Height: 37. 5 or 18 at seat Depth: 23 (all at extremities) The stylish and well made library or side chairs in oak, having the original button back black leather upholstery, now worn beautifully with age, each with a scrolled back and sprung seats, tapering front legs to rear block sabers, with original brass caps and castors to each, the wholes surviving