A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIR

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIR
The shaped toprail carved with flowers and the pierced interlaced splat above a padded drop-in seat covered in green tapestry, on square chamfered legs joined by stretchers, the underside inscribed in white paint '154/4759' and the reverse with printed plastic label 'PATTERN' and inscribed 'OM ...9' and 'III', restorations, the feet tipped

AND A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIR
The shaped toprail and pierced Gothic splat above a padded drop-in seat covered in leather, on square chamfered legs, the underside inscribed in white paint '145/5957', and with plastic label '5957' and incised '11', restorations, the feet tipped, previously but not originally an armchair, restorations to the top rail (2)

Lot Essay

The Parker Knoll records state that in 1911, the first chair was valued at £2.10.0 while in stock. The second chair was acquired 17 December 1920 for £7.9.0.
A set of dining-chairs relating to the first chair was sold anonymously, Phillips London, 14 July 1992, lot 140.
The same splat pattern to the second chair features on a Chinese padoukwood chair illustrated in J. Kirk, American Furniture and the British Tradition, New York, 1982, no. 984.

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