A REGENCY EBONY-INLAID AND BRONZE-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND EBONISED SOFA By George Bullock and supplied for Napoleon's use at New Longwood Fluted overall, the rectangular padded back, outscrolled sides and seat covered in yellow-silk damask with a repeated floral motif, the framed back with a brass plaque engraved 'COUCH OR CANAPE' FROM THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S BEDROOM AT LONGWOOD ISLAND OF SAINT HELENA / The couch is mentioned by many historians and is marked in Count de las Cases plan of Longwood House', the ends of the arms with flowering anthemions, above a panelled seat-rail with plaque engraved 'PRESENTED BY LT. COLONEL J.H. GOODWIN, O.B.E.', on ring-turned tapering legs, brass castors, inscribed in pencil to the underside of the front seat-rail '30 x 80', the seat-rails strengthened with later wood rails; and a framed document about the sofa 80 in. (203 cm.) wide; 34¾ in. (88 cm.) high to top of toprail; 37 in. (94 cm.) total depth; 26½ in. (67 cm.) depth of seat
A REGENCY EBONY-INLAID AND BRONZE-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND EBONISED SOFA By George Bullock and supplied for Napoleon's use at New Longwood Fluted overall, the rectangular padded back, outscrolled sides and seat covered in yellow-silk damask with a repeated floral motif, the framed back with a brass plaque engraved 'COUCH OR CANAPE' FROM THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S BEDROOM AT LONGWOOD ISLAND OF SAINT HELENA / The couch is mentioned by many historians and is marked in Count de las Cases plan of Longwood House', the ends of the arms with flowering anthemions, above a panelled seat-rail with plaque engraved 'PRESENTED BY LT. COLONEL J.H. GOODWIN, O.B.E.', on ring-turned tapering legs, brass castors, inscribed in pencil to the underside of the front seat-rail '30 x 80', the seat-rails strengthened with later wood rails; and a framed document about the sofa 80 in. (203 cm.) wide; 34¾ in. (88 cm.) high to top of toprail; 37 in. (94 cm.) total depth; 26½ in. (67 cm.) depth of seat
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