29th Jan, 2019 10:00
20th Century Design
257
An 'Egyptomania' gilt metal-mounted hardwood chair
after an 18th Dynasty model found in the tomb of Tutankhamun, c.1925, bone-inlaid and parcel gilt, with a carved panel of the god Heh above a double-curved seat with uraei styles and intertwined plants between tapestry lion paw feet,
50cm wide
52cm deep
95cm high
On 5 November 1922, Howard Carter, leader of the Lord Carnarvon's archaeological expedition, discovered the location of the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun. Although some tomb robbing was evident, it remains the best preserved and most complete tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
News of Carter's discoveries - which consisted not only of the mummified pharoah himself, but also a wealth of decorative objects and furniture that were kept with him for use in the afterlife - quickly spread, resulting in a resurgence in popularity for all things Egyptian.
Harry Burton, the only photographer granted access to the tomb and whose archive is held by the Griffith Institute at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, made it possible to circulate images of what they found. This is a copy of models the team discovered, which are illustrated and discussed in Hollis S Baker, 'Furniture in the Ancient World', London, 1966, pp.75-84.
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Sold for £9,800
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Auction: 20th Century Design, 29th Jan, 2019
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