Ebony Indo-Afro-Portuguese Armchair, 17th Century Painting Lipstick floor mirror in red

Lipstick floor mirror in red

Set of six chairs

Engraving water ink on paper

Cabinet with excellent marquetry

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

Ebony Indo-Afro-Portuguese Armchair, 17th Century Painting Lipstick floor mirror in red17th 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.