An Unusual Mid-19thC Green Velvet Asymmetrical Tub Armchair c.1860 poa-item Watkins enjoyed a wide patronage

Watkins enjoyed a wide patronage among the rich and prominent in Philadelphia

A ready-to-go beauty by one of the best makers in a splendid fabric

youthful bodies and benign expressions

Once having been the central section of a very large three-piece dressing mirror

It did not just provide a local service but extended over the country and this mannequin would have been made to order for one of the top window displays of its day

An Unusual Mid-19thC Green Velvet Asymmetrical Tub Armchair c.1860 poa-item Watkins enjoyed a wide patronageOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Early Mid VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1850 60Height: 34 or 17 at seatWidth: 32Depth: 29The unique iron bound tub type armchair of unusual asymmetrical form, having a curved button back to one circular scroll arm with the other being swept, upholstered in pea green velvet, the whole standing on ring turned front legs to rear sabres and surviving from the middle of nineteenth century England. The armchair is sturdy and