Lot Essay
A pair of armchairs of this model are in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no. 31.87 1&2).
Details
A SET OF TEN GEORGE III BLACK AND POLYCHROME-PAINTED DINING-CHAIRS
NINE CHAIRS LATE 18TH CENTURY, ONE SIDE CHAIR OF A LATER DATE
Comprising four armchairs and six side chairs, each shield-form back hung with swag above the padded seat upholstered in green tufted cotton, on square tapering legs, decorated allover with foliate designs and neoclassical urns, one chair bearing a Frank Partridge plaque, armchairs with over-upholstered seatrails, decoration restored (10)
NINE CHAIRS LATE 18TH CENTURY, ONE SIDE CHAIR OF A LATER DATE
Comprising four armchairs and six side chairs, each shield-form back hung with swag above the padded seat upholstered in green tufted cotton, on square tapering legs, decorated allover with foliate designs and neoclassical urns, one chair bearing a Frank Partridge plaque, armchairs with over-upholstered seatrails, decoration restored (10)
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, 19 October 1991, lot 176