A Superb William IV Country House Mahogany Library Armchair c.1830 sub-Curios trompe l'oeil is a game

trompe l'oeil is a game artists play with spectators to raise questions about the nature of art and perception and this example is no different

inner purse pocket with clasp and removable crocodile skin mirror

This instrument would have been most likely used to evaluate the density and strength of bones and also the tooling of the bone when paired with a cutting instrument

The beauty of these weavings is primarily why many are attracted to Torkaman pieces

A scarce type of button in superb order

A Superb William IV Country House Mahogany Library Armchair c.1830 sub-Curios trompe l'oeil is a gameOrigin: English Period: William IV Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1830 37 Height: 38 inches Width: 25 inches Depth: 27 inches The mahogany whole upholstered in olive button back green leather, having carved scroll open arms and curved back, raised on turned tapering front and rear sabre legs. In what we like to describe as country house condition, the chair is lovely original order making it hugely appealing. The leather is worn but appealingly so, now