36 in. (91.4 cm.) high

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 18 October 1996, lot 184.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.

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Lot Essay

The interest in "bamboo" furniture in America grew out of the Aesthetic Movement in Britain after 1860. Versatile and functional, simulated bamboo fulfilled the criteria set forth by such design and social reformers as Charles Locke Eastlake, William Morris and Clarence Cooke. The popularity of bamboo furniture also coincided with increased interest in the East following Commodore Matthew C. Perry's expedition to Japan in 1854. American retailers and manufacturers promoted this style profusely from 1875-1890. For more on bamboo furniture in the West see G. Walking, Antique Bamboo Furniture, London, 1979.