An Unusual 19thC Sarcophagus Ottoman c.1840-60

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An Unusual 19thC Sarcophagus Ottoman c.1840-60Origin: EnglishPeriod: Early Mid VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1840 60Height: 33 or 18. 5 at seatWidth: 45Depth: 18. 75The rather unusual scroll backed ottoman, of well proportioned waisted sarcophagus form, standing on concealed castors, the carcass being untouched and showing much of the original upholstery being tired, though original, the seat lid opening to reveal a vacant storage interior to a lower railed apron, and the whole surviving

a retired architect lived alone in a fine former castle in Berwick-Upon-Tweed in Northumberland

and truly angelic in its disposition

Antique pot cupboards were used in the bedroom to hold the chamber pot

Length 48 inches

Weight: 42 KGS

which narrows the date of the subjects down to 1814-1818

depicting bamboo stalks in a monochrome palette

A moss green and chocolate brown moulded frame

Now demolished

The Embroidery: 20

A country oak table

but these meaningful objects did not truly have the status of a character