A REGENCY BRASS-MOUNTED STAINED BEECHWOOD ARMCHAIR

CIRCA 1790, IN THE MANNER OF HENRY HOLLAND

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A REGENCY BRASS-MOUNTED STAINED BEECHWOOD ARMCHAIR
Circa 1790, in the manner of Henry Holland
The curved padded back within a reeded surround and mounted with ball finials, flanked by downscrolled reeded arms, the caned seat now with loose cushion upholstered in tufted green patterned cotton above a fluted seatrail, on slight sabre legs panelled with bound wreaths on later casters, brass mounts later, formerly ebonized or grained

Provenance

The Property of a Gentleman, sold in these Rooms, 20 April 1991, lot 187 ($6,270).

Lot Essay

This type of Franco-Grecian chair is linked with the architect Henry Holland and the two cabinet-making firms of Morel and Hughes and Marsh and Tatham, all of whom were employed by George, Prince of Wales, at Carlton House and were fashionable among his francophile circle of friends. The chair is of the same basic design as a large suite supplied to the 1st Earl of Harewood, probably for Harewood House, Hanover Square when alterations were carried out in the early 19th century. The suite was subsequently offered by H.R.H. The Princess Royal and the Earl of Harewood at Christie's London, 28 June 1951, lot 46. Another pair of this model was sold Christie's London, 18 November 1993, lot 29.

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