An important pair of George II giltwood open armchairs

Provenance

Probably supplied to Sir Lawrence Dundas, Moor Park, as part of a larger suite; Acquired by Sir Everard Radcliffe, Bt., Rudding Park, Yorkshire

Literature

Arthur Stratton, The English Interior, London, 1920, pl. LXXXII; H. Avray Tipping, English Homes, Period V, vol. I, Early Georgian 1714-1740, fig. 219, p. 179; Christopher Hussey, English Country Houses: Late Georgian 1800-1840, p. 80, figs. 141-142

Description / Expertise

An important pair of George II giltwood open armchairs.The fully upholstered back flanked by carved open arms. The seat with squab cushion all upholstered with emerald green gaufraged silk velvet. The serpentine rails carved with cabochon and acanthus sweeping down into cabriole legs terminating in scroll feet on original castors.

English, in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, circa 1755