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A George IV mahogany metamorphic library armchair, circa 1831, made to the patent by Robert Daws, the leather button upholstered back above open arms with padded elbow rests, the arms with push buttons to engage and lock the ratchet reclining action, the front seat rail sliding forward to reveal ratchet adjustable footrest, on lappet carved and turned legs terminating in brass castors, with remnants of a paper label to underside of footrest naming R DAWS and partial date for 1831, leg stamped R DAWS WH GR PATENT see Christopher Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, 1996, page 175-177 for varying examples of designs for this chair, plate 285 is a remarkably similar model albeit without the spoon back, plate 279 illustrates a more complete label also bearing the date of 1831. The patent was granted to Robert Daws for his Patent Recumbent Easy Chair on 28th April 1827. Daws warranted his chairs for seven years at an original cost for a chair of moderate proportionsof £10 10S. He promised the chairs would form a thousand positions. King George IV is believed to have owned one and commended it. The pair of initials stamped to the sides of the patent are presumably those of the chair-maker, other Daws labelled chairs which have appeared for sale have differing pairs of initials. Daws traded from 17 Margaret St, Cavendish Square, London from 1820-1839.