Lot Essay
This throne chair was probably acquired by the present owner's grandmother, Lady Eva Dugdale, while on tour in Italy as lady-in-waiting to Queen Mary, wife of George V.
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
AN ITALIAN GREEN-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT THRONE CHAIR
18TH CENTURY
Details
AN ITALIAN GREEN-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT THRONE CHAIR
18th Century
The shaped cresting surmounted by a basket of flowers and further foliate and floral scrolls above the back and seat covered in yellow damask, the deep apron, sides and back with conforming scrolling foliage centred by a scallop-shell on cabriole legs with scroll feet and further shell-motif, restorations to arms, half of the cresting replaced, with signs of original green underpaint
18th Century
The shaped cresting surmounted by a basket of flowers and further foliate and floral scrolls above the back and seat covered in yellow damask, the deep apron, sides and back with conforming scrolling foliage centred by a scallop-shell on cabriole legs with scroll feet and further shell-motif, restorations to arms, half of the cresting replaced, with signs of original green underpaint
Provenance
Lady Eva Dugdale.
Thence by descent.
Thence by descent.