OF GEORGE III STYLE, 19TH CENTURY, THE ARMS LATER

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A PAIR OF MAHOGANY WINDOW BENCHES
OF GEORGE III STYLE, 19TH CENTURY, THE ARMS LATER
Each with outscrolled padded sides and seat covered in gold damask, above a serpentine fluted seatrail, on patera-headed turned tapering fluted legs ending in reeded feet with recessed casters
28 in. (71 cm.) high, 48 in. (122 cm.) wide, 16 in. (40.5 cm.) deep (2)

Provenance

The property of Douglas Dillon; Sotheby's, New York, 22 January 1994, lot 227.

Lot Essay

The design of the legs with their unsual tapering collars and shaped feet relate to an early drawing executed by court architect William Chambers during his tour throughout France and Italy from 1749-1755 (illustrated in J. Harris, 'Early neo-classical furniture', Furniture History, 1966, pl. XIIIA).

These window benches once formed part of the collection of The Honorable C. Douglas Dillon (b. 1909) who was secretary of the Treasury under John F. Kennedy.

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