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stately homes | 179
the stately homes collection
| baroque Wing chair
important wing chair with a tight back, loose seat, and flat roll arms.
a baroque stretcher incorporates both ball and baluster turnings.
carved inscrolled braganza feet.
this throne - like wing chair owes to Viscountess astor, an american-
born english hero in the movement for women’s rights, and her home
at cliveden Place. the imaginative irish design speaks to the legacy
of the astors as collectors of the finest and most unusual furniture.
a unique solution to a room with high ceilings. often placed around
a fireplace. circa 1700.
418 w 38" d 40" h 551⁄2" sh 201⁄2" ah 26" inw 23" ind 221⁄2"
w 97 d 102 h 141 sh 52 ah 66 inw 58 ind 57 cm
