In 1779, John Gee became partner to Benjamin Crompton, who had been Turner in Ordinary to George III since 1762. From 1799, Gee was listed in the London Directories at 49 Wardour Street, Soho, and from 1803 he was referred to as 'Chairmaker and Turner to His Majesty'. He is not recorded after 1824 (G. Beard and C. Gilbert, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, 1986, p. 334).

The initials further to the GEE stamp are almost certainly marks of individual chairmakers in Gee's employ. A pair of armchairs bearing the IT stamp are at Temple Newsam House, Leeds (C. Gilbert, Furniture at Temple Newsam House and Lotherton Hall, vol. I, 1978, p. 100, pl. 95). An identical set of chairs was sold Christie's London, 9 July 1992, lot 91.