THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, THE NEEDLEWORK LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY ARMCHAIR
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, THE NEEDLEWORK LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The waved toprail above a pierced splat with scrolls and foliage, the with outswept scrolled arms, the padded seat with associated close-nailed needlework with the Fitzgerald armorial and motto 'Fortis et fidelis', on cabriole legs headed by carved foliage, joined by stretchers, on claw-and-ball feet
37½ in. (95.5 cm.) high; 26¼ in. (67 cm.) wide; 23½ in. (60 cm.) deep

Provenance

The needlework: Sir Augustine Fitzgerald (d. 1834), Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare, before 1821.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The armorial on the seat is for Sir Augustine Fitzgerald (d. 1837), of Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare who in 1821 was granted a baronetcy. The baronet's insignia does not feature on this armorial, which provides a terminus ante quem for its date of manufacture. The baronetcy became extinct on the demise of the fifth baronet in 1908.

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