An Anglo-Indian solid ivory armchair Murshidabad, circa 1830

front left paw foot probably replaced, losses, repairs.

Overall good restored condition; plugs to top of top rail; top of right stile with old repaired break now with two replaced sections at join with cresting rail and with vertical age crack; the swag carving to the back rest with a break to the right side at join with the stile with old glue residue present; old repaired break to the top of the left stile at join with cresting rail with plugs; right armrest support with three plugs to the back to stabilize old age crack; three plugs to the left armrest to stabilize old age crack and with infilling to the underside; later drop-in seat; old repaired break to the top of the front left leg at turning; small chip to one petal of the carved flower head above front right leg at side; infilling between the right armrest and the right stile at the join; old repaired break to front right leg with plugs at the back and front; later metal brackets to inner corners of seat rails; old plugged repaired chips to the back legs at join with back seat rail; front left paw foot possibly replaced; overall with some old scratches, discoloration and yellowing; wear and minor chips consistent with age and use.
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The present chair was probably made in Murshidabad, in eastern India in the second quarter of the 19^th century.  The furniture makers in this area of India typically made furniture out of solid or veneerd ivory to English designs by the late 18^th century.

See: Amin Jaffer,  Furniture from British India and Ceylon, London: V&A Publications, 2001, pp 238-263