A Good c.1940 Two Seater Kelim Upholstered Sofa sub-Religion & Relics The original purpose of wing

The original purpose of wing backed armchairs was understood to be to prevent drafts in old houses from reaching ones upper body or to protect the delicate skin of gentrified ladies from the heat of a roaring fire

One of the first and most prolific of these was William Chase

each about 2

Height: 12 inches (when flat)

A Good c.1940 Two Seater Kelim Upholstered Sofa sub-Religion & Relics The original purpose of wingOrigin: English Period: Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1935 50 Height: 34 inches Width: 65 inches Depth: 34 inches (all at maximum) The two seater sofa with kelim upholstery to the seat and back with scarlet velvet trim piping and forest green backing and side paneling, the whole on turned beech supports, surviving from the second quarter of the twentieth century England. The condition is clean and sound with expected wear