In 1779, John Gee became partner to Benjamin Crompton, who had been Turner in Ordinary to George III since 1762. From 1799, Gee was listed in the London directories at 49 Wardour Street, Soho, and from 1803 he was referred to as 'Chairmaker and Turner to His Majesty'. He is not recorded after 1824 (G. Beard and C. Gilbert, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, 1986, p. 334). The initials further to the JG monogram are almost certainly marks of an individual chairmaker in Gee's employ.