About the Piece
Anglo-Indian Bone-Inlaid Throne Armchair, India,
A striking early 20th-century Anglo-Indian bone-inlaid throne armchair, handcrafted in India as an elaborate statement chair. The sculptural wooden frame features a high oval medallion back, an ornate floral crest, scrolling open arms, a shaped apron and carved legs.
The chair is extensively decorated with individually cut white bone inlay arranged in intricate floral, foliate and scrolling vine patterns. The warm ivory-colored inlay contrasts beautifully with the dark wooden ground and rich brown upholstered seat and back, emphasizing the chair’s dramatic throne-like silhouette.
Inspired by Anglo-Indian and Mughal decorative traditions, this Indian bone-inlay armchair would make an exceptional accent chair in a living room, library, dressing room, bedroom or entry hall. Its highly decorative presence also complements Moorish, Moroccan, maximalist and globally inspired interiors.
The chair measures 39 inches high, 24 inches wide and 28 inches deep, with a seat height of 16 inches.
Arms height 24 in height.
Seat is 20 in D x 28 in wide.
Presented in good vintage condition with wear consistent with age and use. Minor scattered losses to the bone inlay are present, as expected from a handcrafted late-20th-century piece, and are documented in the detailed photographs.
Category: Seating → Armchairs
Style: Anglo-Indian — In the Style Of
Date: 1930s
Origin: India
Creator: Unknown / Indian Artisan
Materials: Wood, bone and upholstery
Techniques: Hand-carved, hand-inlaid and upholstered
Condition: Good; wear consistent with age and use; minor bone-inlay losses
