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THE NEEDLEWORK CIRCA 1715, THE FRAME CIRCA 1760-65 AND DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THE EARLIER NEEDLEWORK
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AN EARLY GEORGE III GILTWOOD SETTEE
THE NEEDLEWORK CIRCA 1715, THE FRAME CIRCA 1760-65 AND DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THE EARLIER NEEDLEWORK
En suite with the previous lot, the arched rectangular back and square seat covered in needlework depicting flower-filled blue and white vases on pounced foliate scroll and shell-carved cabriole legs and scrolled toes, one cross-brace inscribed in pencil LADY (?)/COVENTRY/COVENTRY, formerly with casters, re-gilt
71 in. (180 cm.) long
THE NEEDLEWORK CIRCA 1715, THE FRAME CIRCA 1760-65 AND DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THE EARLIER NEEDLEWORK
En suite with the previous lot, the arched rectangular back and square seat covered in needlework depicting flower-filled blue and white vases on pounced foliate scroll and shell-carved cabriole legs and scrolled toes, one cross-brace inscribed in pencil LADY (?)/COVENTRY/COVENTRY, formerly with casters, re-gilt
71 in. (180 cm.) long
Provenance
Almost certainly supplied to George William, 6th Earl of Coventry (1722-1809) for Croome Court, Worcestershire or one of his London homes and by descent.
Sir James Horlick, 4th Bt. (d. 1958), Achamore House, Isle of Gigha, Scotland.
The late Sir James Horlick, Bt., removed from Achamore House, Gigha; Christie's, London, 22 November 1973, lot 41 [part of a large suite].
Acquired from Stair & Company, New York.
Sir James Horlick, 4th Bt. (d. 1958), Achamore House, Isle of Gigha, Scotland.
The late Sir James Horlick, Bt., removed from Achamore House, Gigha; Christie's, London, 22 November 1973, lot 41 [part of a large suite].
Acquired from Stair & Company, New York.
Literature
L.G.G. Ramsey, 'Chinoiserie in the Western Isles: The Collection of Sir James and Lady Horlick', The Connoisseur, June 1958, p. 4 (shown in situ at Achamore House).
G. Beard and J. Goodison, English Furniture 1500-1840, Oxford, 1987, p. 60, fig. 4 (a side chair from the suite) and p. 64, fig. 2 (the settee).
G. Beard and J. Goodison, English Furniture 1500-1840, Oxford, 1987, p. 60, fig. 4 (a side chair from the suite) and p. 64, fig. 2 (the settee).
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