Lot 34
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AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY SOFA
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AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY SOFA

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AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY SOFA
The shaped rectangular padded back, armrests and seat covered in close- nailed green velvet, with eagle-head arm terminals, on cabriole legs, headed by shells and pad feet, some angle-brackets replaced
37½ in. (95.5 cm.) high; 53½ in. (136 cm.) wide; 20 in. (51 cm.) depth of seat
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

This shell-carved cabriole leg with scrolled lapets and husk-trails features on an Irish George II side table (A. Coleridge and D. Fitz-Gerald 'Eighteenth Century Irish Furniture, A Provincial Manifestation', Apollo, October 1966, p. 280, fig. 9). A very similar sofa with eagle-head terminals, was sold anonymously, Christie's New York, 22 October 1988, lot 246.

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