Until his untimely death in 2022 Stephen Loft-Simson specialised in research into European Sedan Chairs.
All enquiries to Catherine Din: +44 (0)117 9511906
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Statistics
Including:
- Extant summary by country/region of around 1,200 sedan chairs
- Summary of over 1,200 sedan chairs by country or region of manufacture
Advertisements of pre-owned sedan chairs in British newspapers
Percentage of surviving English Sedan Chairs per decade of manufacture
Percentage of surviving French Sedans (Chaises à Porteurs) per decade of manufacture
Percentage of surviving Italian Sedans (Portantina) per decade of manufacture
30% -
20% -
10% -
0% -
before
1710
1710s
1720s
1730s
1740s
1750s
1760s
1770s
1780s
1790s
1800s
1810s
1820s
1830s
after
1840
Seven Year War
American War of Independence
French Revolution & Napoleonic Wars