A SRI LANKAN OR INDONESIAN ROSEWOOD AND EBONY ARMCHAIR

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Sri Lanka or Jakarta (Batavia), 18th century

The elaborately carved back splat with two rows of ebony bars and two ebony lion-shaped finials, the ebony armrests ending in two lions, with later embroidered upholstery.

 

H. 118.5 x W. 62 x D. 64 cm

Note:
The upholstered seat is embroidered with an unknown Dutch “Ridder’s” (knights) family’s crest