Chair

Chair

Designer: William Burges, 1827-1881

Mahogany

38 3/4 inches (98.2 cm.)

Provenance: The Marquess of Bute, made for Cardiff Castle.

A slightly modified version of the Smoking Room chairs at Cardiff Castle

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