STUNNING ANTIQUE ANGLO-INDIAN SETTEE. GUARANTEED 1800s HAND-CARVED MASTERPIECE. SOLID INDIAN ROSEWOOD – Dalbergia latifolia. PIERCED, HIGH-RELIEF THROUGH-CARVING EVERYWHERE! ORIGINAL FINISH + ALL CARVINGS INTACT & ORIGINAL. ELEGANT & REGAL STYLE WITH HUNTING DOG MOTIF. CARVED IN INDIA UNDER BRITISH COLONIAL INFLUENCE. EVOKES MEDIEVAL ENGLISH CANINE ICONOGRAPHY. AUGMENTED BY PEERLESS INDO-ASIAN VEGETAL CARVINGS. HEIGHT x WIDTH x DEPTH : 39″ x 59″ x 25 (INCHES). WEIGHT : 70 LBS (POUNDS). For sale is this fabulous art-carved South Asian throne (a three-person settee of sorts), overflowing with naturalistic high-relief carvings of flowers, vines, and the faithful dog motif throughout – an ancient treasure of eastern magic from a bygone era. A rare & beautiful design centerpiece for your art space, gallery, loft, theme restaurant/lounge, traditional hunting lodge (the dog theme is an amazing homage to “Man’s Best Friend”) or your own private mansion hall / salon, this Anglo-Indian settee bespeaks royal beauty & old world class, harkening back to wide palatial gardens of old Raj Indian lords & British formal homes abroad. Accented by a glowing, rich purple velvet of kings & queens, this GUARANTEED GENUINE SOLID ANTIQUE ROSEWOOD settee is carved over every square inch of its form – from the top bench-back finials to the very feet that hold the masterpiece up from the floor. THIS PIECE EXEMPLIFIES A RELIGIOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL IN CARVING THAT DOES NOT EXIST ANYMORE IN THE MODERN WORLD OF ARTISANAL CRAFTSMANSHIP. With the raw, sultry, black ashen & red-highlighted original finish preserved for well nigh 200 years, this is a usable artwork that was born “alive” to be treasured & enjoyed, and has remained unspoilt by the so often overzealous hands of refinishers (restorations & new varnishes often impart a brown, glossy, cheap mass-market look that ruins the collector value forever: see such tainted pieces now on sale by others for examples of this glossy – but false – look). Quality Anglo-Indian furniture of bonafide age and pleasing form is exceptionally rare – difficult to impossible to find on the open market. Emphasis is put on “pleasing form”, as later 19th century large-format (more like couches than settees or thrones) Anglo-Indian seats do turn-up, but their rather bizarre, languid, and asymmetrical shapes (particularly to Western tastes) are of virtually no interest to collectors or, indeed, the average household, as they are, quite simply, impractical and ugly. The flip-side to that misfortune is magnificent good fortune : the good fortune of the older, truly rare & inimitable Anglo-Indian hand-carved furniture of solid rosewood – veritable masterpieces of. Geometrically-pleasing & aesthetically stunning forms – as in this show-stopping, throne-like settee. Three custom-made royal purple fine velvet cushions of the same fabric as the custom-formed seat cushion allow for endless arrangements for comfort, display, or user-preference. While truly an art piece that must be understood as a delicate artwork carving & not a utilitarian workhorse, the truth is this bench has been used on a daily basis to demonstrate its function & strength as a piece in asbolutely “ready-to-use” condition (per the condition report, above). The basis of this strength is the (naturally) nearly black ” ironwood ” – Indian Rosewood so rock-solid (like IRON), you could use it outdoors & never notice an ounce of decay, rot, or bug issues. This amazing, aromatic wood (hence, the name “rosewood” – naught to do with color) is often mistaken for ebony (another dark, pest-resistant, and rugged wood), as fake dyed-red rosewood is so prevalent today (especially on the Chinese market), people have no understanding what real rosewood actually looks like. Well, this is it! And it’s strong as nails, unscathed by nearly 200 years of life across the world, and ready to shine-on into future generations! If there is one NON-cosmetic flaw i. It is invisible when assembled with the seat, as shown, it lies in a previous owner’s flawed. Structural joining methods (glue & screw – see photo #12), but such mechanical folly can always be changed to a new owner’s taste, whereas the abovementioned stripping & refinishing of an artwork’s original surface destroys it without recourse or recovery, forever, and this has had none of that done to it. PLEASE SEE PHOTOGRAPHS 100% RAW UNFILTERED, UNEDITED, AND UNENHANCED! FOR EXACT CONDITION AND/OR USE THE QUESTION BUTTON FOR ANY OTHER INQUIRIES! REMEMBER THAT THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE A PART OF THE DESCRIPTION! One photograph (photo #11) has the title of a book adjacent to the bench obscured for privacy’s sake – this is the single and only modficiation, and nothing to do with the object listed for sale, itself. It will go fast, and all offers are considered, as always. Again, as my 18-year feedback history with HUNDREDS of 100% positive reviews and incredible PERFECT 5-STAR DSR’s demonstrates, I sell to high-end clientele, honor my commitments, and put my customers needs first, as friends!! YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED WITH MY TRULY HIGH-END MERCHANDISE!! ALSO NOTE : My descriptions are all personally written BY ME, and reflect a lifetime of experience in art, jewelry and antiques. The item “+ 1830s MASTERPIECE ANGLO-INDIAN SETTEE! HAND-CARVED SOLID ROSEWOOD! ASIAN SOFA” is in sale since Thursday, May 11, 2017. This item is in the category “Antiques\Furniture\Sofas & Chaises\1800-1899″. The seller is “claude.monet” and is located in Newport, RI. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Color: Purple
- Type: Settee
- Sub-Style: Asian
- Age: 1800-1899
- Material: Rosewood
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Region of Origin: India
- Style: Anglo-Indian
- Maker: Master Carver’s Workshop
- Height: ~39″
- Width: ~59″
- Depth: ~25″
