Walnut armchair carved with eagles’ heads, with upholstered seat.
Identifier
FPF382
Title
Walnut armchair carved with eagles’ heads, with upholstered seat.
Date
1931
Description
A replica walnut armchair with carved back, arms and cabriole legs featuring eagles’ heads and ball and claw feet, made by Frederick Parker and Sons.
Full Description
This is a skilful copy of an exceptional 18th century mahogany armchair in the Frederick Parker Collection (FPF112). It features eagles’ heads carved into the crest rail, at the ends of the serpentine arms and in the brackets supporting the front leg joints. The back splat is intricately carved with interlacing and foliage. The front legs are finely shaped cabrioles ending in bold ball and claw feet, while the back legs are also cabriole but plainer and ending in pad feet. The seat is covered with green velvet; an earlier needlework seat cover survives and is kept with the chair.
The chair was made in walnut by Frederick Parker & Sons in 1931 and is a good example of how the company used its collection of antique chairs to make reproductions. According to the company archive this style of chair was marketed for £22 with a calico cover; the customer would have been able to select a top cover to suit their own requirements.
The present chair was discovered in 1948 in the Maple & Co. furniture store on Tottenham Court Road, London, in their antique and second-hand furniture department, complete with its needlework seat cover. It was bought back by Parker Knoll for a special price of £148, a considerable sum in those days, which reflected the quality of the chair.
The chair was made in walnut by Frederick Parker & Sons in 1931 and is a good example of how the company used its collection of antique chairs to make reproductions. According to the company archive this style of chair was marketed for £22 with a calico cover; the customer would have been able to select a top cover to suit their own requirements.
The present chair was discovered in 1948 in the Maple & Co. furniture store on Tottenham Court Road, London, in their antique and second-hand furniture department, complete with its needlework seat cover. It was bought back by Parker Knoll for a special price of £148, a considerable sum in those days, which reflected the quality of the chair.
Condition
Good.
Materials
Walnut.
Upholstery.
Upholstery.
Physical Dimensions
H. 94
W. 76
D. 58
W. 76
D. 58
Parker Numbers
4779
Provenance
Made by Frederick Parker & Sons, c.1930, purchased by Parker Knoll from Maple & Co. in 1948 for £148.0.0.
Notes
See FPF112, carved mahogany armchair, c.1745, of which this is a copy in walnut.
See Frederick Parker Archive, Order No. 4779.
See Frederick Parker Archive, Order No. 4779.
