Lot Essay
A closely related stool was sold by the Executors of the late W. H. Simpson, Esq., in these Rooms, 22 May 1969, lot 131.
Details
A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT STOOL
The rectangular padded seat covered in pink floral-pattern cut-velvet, on shaped cabriole legs with trailing reed and headed by scrolls, with pad feet, inscribed in ink to the underside 'London', some angle-brackets replaced
22½ in. (57 cm.) wide; 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) high; 18½ in. (47 cm.) deep
The rectangular padded seat covered in pink floral-pattern cut-velvet, on shaped cabriole legs with trailing reed and headed by scrolls, with pad feet, inscribed in ink to the underside 'London', some angle-brackets replaced
22½ in. (57 cm.) wide; 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) high; 18½ in. (47 cm.) deep
Provenance
Either this lot or lot 165 bought from Mallett & Son (Antiques) Ltd., London, April 1952.
Literature
G.W. Whiteman (ed.), 'Ludstone Hall, Claverley, Shropshire', The Antique Collector, London, December 1965-January 1966, p. 244 (shown in situ in the Dressing Room).