Armchair of ebony, inlaid with ivory and decorated with Nereids, flowers and birds, armrests are propped up by a figure of a European soldier, back with oval weapon: Child, Armchair of ebony with inlay of ivory. Richly decorated with Nereids, flowers and birds. Among the armrests a standing European soldier. On the back the arms of the English family Child, probably Josiah Child (1630-1699), governor of the EIC in the 80s and according to Horace Walpole owner of 20 ebony chairs on his Wanstead estate (friendly notice Jan Veenendaal, 9 May 2012) ), Josiah Child (1630-1699), anonymous, India, c.

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Photo credit: © Gibon Art / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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