An early Egyptian Revival carved walnut elbow chair

An early Egyptian Revival carved walnut elbow chair, the curved back with a pharonic figural scene. A leather seat and arm pads with brass studs, the front legs lion headed, on paw feet, 100cm high. Modelled on Tutankhamun's Golden Throne discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 and now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. See Sothebys March 5th and 6th. Auction of the late Stanley J. Seeger lot 226 where a gilt, gesso and pine variation made in 1925 realised £37,500.oo.