This attractive English Victorian amorphic chair folds down to become a set of library steps. The back of the seat has pierced carving and decorative details. The piece has the original porcelain wheels. There is the inevitable wear of the finials at the top of the chair which folds to the ground when the piece becomes a ladder. The piece has copper bands attached at a later date (see picture #5).

England, circa 1890’s

Chair: 36.75" H X 16.25” W X 16.25” D

Library Steps: 29.5” H X 16.25” W X 25.25” D

Materials and Techniques:  Walnut, Metal, Copper.

Condition: Good. minor signs of age and use including: shrinkage, cracking, surface oxidation, rubbing.

Reference: Q02008