Of Royal Provenance, a pair of early Victorian mahogany side chairs

Of Royal Provenance, a pair of early Victorian mahogany side chairs, circa 1840-1850, attributed to W. or G. Bryson for Holland and Sons, both branded with 1866 inventory marks for Windsor Castle and with remnants of paper labels.

Related examples:

A closely related set of fifteen mahogany side chairs, each with a caned seat, and attributed to G. Bryson, survive in the Royal Collection, currently on display in the Prince Consort's Dressing & Writing Room, Osborne House [RCIN 34531]. The deep top rail above incurved uprights is identical to the offered pair.

Provenance:

Supplied to HM Queen Victoria and HRH Prince Albert, c.1840-1850, for use at Windsor Castle.

Another, more elaborate side chair attributed to Bryson, is in the Drawing Room, Osborne House [RCIN 42541]

Watercolour by James Roberts, dated March 1851, Prince Alberts Dressing Room at Osbourne House, an almost identical chair is shown beside the Princes writing desk [RCIN 926224]

Literature:

Edward Joy, The Royal Victorian Furniture-Makers, The Burlington Magazine, Vol. 111, No. 800, (Nov., 1969), pp. 677-684+687

Christina M. Anderson, W. Bryson and the firm of Holland and Sons, Furniture History, (2005)

Theresa-Mary Morton, Royal Residences of the Victorian Era, Watercolours of Interior Views from the Royal Library Windsor Castle, (1991)