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Lot Essay
Several variants of this model of chair with distinctive lion's head arm terminals have formed part of important collections. A suite of six tapestry-covered chairs and one armchair was sold by The Earl of Shaftesbury, Christie's, London, 23 June 1949, lot 91. The same arm-terminal can be found on a chair formerly in the collection of both Percival D. Griffiths and J. S. Sykes and now in th at of S. Jon Gerstenfeld (see E. Lennox-Boyd (ed.), Masterpieces of English Furniture, The Gerstenfeld Collection, London, 1998, pp. 5 4-55, pl. 39, no. 44). Another closely related armchair with floral petit point needlework and shell-headed legs was formerly in the collection of Percival Griffiths and then Frederick Poke. It was sold by a descendent of Poke, Sotheby's, London, 13 June 2001, lot 80 (£69,500). One of the closest comparable lion's head terminals is found on an armchair sold by Theodore Baum, Sotheby's New York, 22 October 2004, lot 464 ($96,000). A closely related armchair mahogany armchair with lion's or leopard head terminals was sold by the late Colonel and Mrs H. H. Aykroyd, in these Rooms, 8 June 2006, lot 13 (£96,000).