Ebony Indo-Afro-Portuguese Armchair, 17th Century Painting The cylindrical base in black

The cylindrical base in black lacquered metal with brass details completes the design

Cabinet with excellent marquetry

Dimensions: 45

Black inside within clear

Ebony Indo-Afro-Portuguese Armchair, 17th Century Painting The cylindrical base in black17th Century Ebony Indo Afro Portuguese armchair with bone inlaid decoration and rope (siss). This type of chair comes from the East Coast of Africa in areas of Portuguese influence, governed from Goa. In terms of form, these chairs relate to Iberian armchais from the 16th and 17th centuries, as well as prototypes from India, as depicted in Mongolian miniatures. They are an interesting expression of the fusion of European, Indian and African elements.