Lot 245
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A George III mahogany sofa
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A George III mahogany sofa

LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A George III mahogany sofa
late 18th Century
Upholstered in floral patterned cotton, on blind-fret carved legs joined by stretchers, previously with castors
86 in. (218.5 cm.) wide
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Flowered and 'Etruscan' pearled paterae (libation-plates) embellish the volutes of the sofa's Roman 'triclinium-couch' arms, while festive ribbon-twist guilloches weave its frame in garden-trellis fashion. 'French' chairs and sofas of similar character were commissioned for St. Giles's House, Dorset by the 4th Earl of Shaftesbury (d.1771), whose wife (d.1758) subscribed to the celebrated furniture pattern-book, The Gentleman and Cabinet-maker's Director, issued by Thomas Chippendale (d.1778) of St Martin's Lane (A.Coleridge, Chippendale Furniture, London, 1968, p.194, fig.202). The pattern for the woven guilloche featured in A.Wilson's, The Antique and Modern Embellisher, 1766 (pl.41) under the title of 'Indian Frets for Chinese Architect(ure)'.

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