Lot 39
39
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 
A GEORGE II WHITE-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT OPEN ARMCHAIR

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A GEORGE II WHITE-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT OPEN ARMCHAIR
Gadrooned overall, the padded shaped rectangular back, outsplayed arms and serpentine-fronted seat covered in yellow floral damask, the scrolled arms on downswept supports, on scrolled cabriole legs headed by pendant husks and patera, minor losses to one foot, the seat-rails heightened, redecorated

Lot Essay

The serpentined and reeded frame relates to that of a 'cabriole' chair in Thomas Malton's, Complete Treatise on Perspective, London, 1775, (pl. XXXIII). A related armchair with cartouche back is illustrated in M. Harris, The English Chair, London, 1946, pl. LXX.

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