Lot 274
An American Egyptian Revival Laminated Mahogany and Inlaid Boudoir Chair, c. 1880-1884, stamped Herter Brothers, New York, the shaped winged back with a satinwood and mother-of-pearl foliate shield- shaped cartouche, shaped saddle seat and saber legs with lightwood stringing overall. E2500-3500 Note: The innovative use of laminated mahogany facilitates the distinctive incurvate back of this boudoir chair and provides a dramatic setting for the incorporation of the mother-of-pearl inlay which bespeaks an unmistakable Herter style. Reference: other examples of Herter's mother-of-pearl inlay are illustrated in Frelinghuysen, Howe, Voorsanger, Herter Brothers, Furniture and Interiors of a Gilded Age, pp.14, 70, 116-117, 203, 206, 208, 213.
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