An important and fine pair of mid 18th Century George III period carved mahogany side chairs in the Chippendale manner
An important and fine pair of mid 18th Century George III period carved mahogany side chairs in the Chippendale manner
England
c. 1765
The armchair en suite illustrated in ‘Georgian Furniture, the V & A Museum’, by Fitzgerald, plate 102.
Dimensions
60.00cm wide 98.00cm high 68.50cm deep (23.62 inches wide 38.58 inches high 26.97 inches deep)
Literature
Illustrated in ‘English Furniture, the Georgian Period 1750-1830’ by Jourdain and Rose , p. 73 fig. 34.The armchair en suite illustrated in ‘Georgian Furniture, the V & A Museum’, by Fitzgerald, plate 102.
Description / Expertise
The shaped upholstered seats and backs raised on finely carved mahogany cabriole legs, front and back, the front legs headed with scrolls and carved acanthus terminating in foliate scroll toes, all linked by elaborately carved and shaped aprons (restoration to inside framing of backs).
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England
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