SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

Details

A PAIR OF GEORGE II WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS
second quarter 18th century
Each arched back with scroll cresting over a solid vase-shaped splat flanked by ruffled scrolls, the bowed drop-in seat upholstered in rose floral cotton, on cabriole legs headed by lion masks and scrolled acanthus continuing to husk pendants with hairy paw feet, splats replaced, seat frames replaced, some replacements to brackets (2)

Provenance

Percival D. Griffiths, Esq.
George D. Widener
Thence by descent to Diana Kendall, sold in these Rooms, 14-15 October 1994, lot 522 (a set of three)

Lot Essay

The chairs are part of a larger set which once belonged to Percival Griffiths. One from the set is illustrated in R. Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, vol. I. rev. edn., 1954, p. 264, pl. 121, R.W. Symonds, The Present State of Old English Furniture, fig. 62 and R.W. Symonds, English Furniture from Charles II to George II, 1929, p. 179, fig. 135. This illustrated chair and its pair are currently in a private collection.