Seating Collection (#2)

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Windsor armchair with a high-back double-bow and fleur-de-lys motif in the pierced central splat, made from beech, cherry and willow, with an elm seat

Ladderback chair
Chestnut ladderback chair with oak and birch stretchers, carved shell decoration on the top rail and a rush seat, possibly made in France c.1800-1900. Date: 1800-1900

Sofa
Mahogany sofa carved with scrolls and an anthemion cresting, upholstered in modern red damask, made in England c.1830. Date: c.1830

Dining Room, Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad, India
Dining Room, Falaknuma Palace (Falaknama Castle), Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The table can seat 101 guests, and is thought to be the largest in the world. The building later became a luxury hotel

Olympic swimming pool, Guayaquil, Ecuador, South America. Date: circa 1950

Ara Pacis Augustae. Goddess Roma, sitting on a pile of troph
Roman Art. Italy. Ara Pacis Augustae. Dated 13th century BC. Figure of the goddess Roma, sitting on a pile of trophy weapons. Museum of the Ara Pacis. Rome. Italy

Derby Lane greyhound track, St Petersburg, Florida, USA
Night scene at the Derby Lane Kennel Club and greyhound track, St Petersburg, Florida, USA, with crowds of spectators. Claimed to be the worlds oldest greyhound track. Date: 1940s

Mahogany armchair with a curved top-rail and scrolled arms, with a drop-in seat with modern silk upholstery. It is thought to have been manufactured in England and to date from c.1825. Date: c.1825

Mezzotint
Hand-coloured mezzotint print depicting a woman seated on an upholstered armchair with a bed visible through a door in the background, in a moulded frame painted black and gilded

Marble thrones in the Theatre of Dionysus, Athens, Greece
The Theatre of Dionysus, Athens, Greece

British Rail dining car, with waiter serving a passenger. Date: circa 1970s

Arles, France - interior of the Roman amphitheatre
The Arles Roman Amphitheatre. In the Middle Ages four towers, like the one shown here, were added to the arena and it became a citadel protecting local residents and enclosing 200 houses. circa 1910s

Arles, France - view over the ruins of Roman amphitheatre
The Arles Amphitheatre, built in 90AD, could seat 20, 000 spectators in Roman times

Paris Exhibition of 1889 - United States of America - View down gallery - circular seating in F/G. Part of Box 119 Boswell Collection

Concorde interior, with passenger seating. Date: late 1960s

Sandstone figure of the seated Buddha. 5th century. Sarnath. Eastern India. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Patio of Hotel Hershey, Hershey, Philadelphia, USA
The colourful Patio of Hotel Hershey, Hershey, Philadelphia, USA, designed to look as if it is out of doors, with a sky effect on the ceiling, slanting tile roofs, a fountain

Aft cabin, Heracles liner, Imperial Airways
View inside the aft cabin of a Heracles passenger plane (a Handley Page Hengist), belonging to Imperial Airways, mainly used for flights between London and Paris. Date: circa 1932

Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Sunrise over the Scott Stadium, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1920s

Ground floor plan, Queens Hall, Langham Place, London
Ground floor plan for the Queens Hall, a concert hall in Langham Place, London. It opened in 1893, and was burnt down in 1941, following a WW2 air raid. Date: 1890s

Berastagi, Sumatra, Indonesia - traditional public seating areas (in the centre of a roadway) - captioned on this card as a Council Chamber Date: 1935

LFDCA-LFB Brigade Command and Control Unit
An interior view of the Brigades major command and control unit in Battersea Park, London

Graduation ceremony, University of Essex
A Graduation Ceremony at the University of Essex Date: 1978

Cat Playing the Piano
Tabby cat seating up on a stool playing the piano circa 1912

Late 19th century train travel. Compartments/berths in a sleeping carriage, the dining car and first class seating

Ancient Egypt Chair
A chair from a tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt

Adjustable Armchair
Adjustable armchair by J Foot & Son of New Bond Street, London, with built-in lamp, drinks stand, book rest, writing desk and foot-rest

Glasgow, Scotland - University of Glasgow - Memorial Chapel. Date: circa 1930s

Glasgow, Scotland - University of Glasgow - Bute Hall (interior). Date: circa 1930s

Glasgow, Scotland - University of Glasgow - Union Building Date: circa 1930s

Kenshoin, wife of Yamanouchi Kazutoyo. Date: circa 1610

The Kiosk of Mustafa Pasha - Fourth Court - Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey Date: circa 1930s

Six ladder-back chairs
One of six matching walnut ladder-back chairs. It lacks its original seat, but the seat rails bear slight indentations that indicate that it was most likely to have been made with a rush seat

Chair
One of four tall-back chairs with ebonised and gilded wood frames, possibly made from oak and beech, with later red silk brocade upholstery, made in England or continental Europe c.1700. Date: c.1700

Fruitwood armchair with an elm seat and a heart-shaped splat Date: c.1830

Draw-leaf table made from oak with carved friezes, made in England c.1600-1650. Date: c.1600-1650

Windsor armchair and ladder-back armchair
Windsor armchair with a high-back double-bow and fleur-de-lys motif in the pierced central splat, made from beech, cherry and willow, with an elm seat

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