Lot Essay
These chairs are decorated with the Fortescue family crest of an heraldic tiger statant argent.
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EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A SET OF SIX REGENCY MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each with a shield shaped back with the Fortescue crest on a sable ground, on square tapering sabre legs, two chairs with possibly original decoration
35 ¾ in. (91 cm.) high; 17 ¼ in. (44 cm.) wide
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each with a shield shaped back with the Fortescue crest on a sable ground, on square tapering sabre legs, two chairs with possibly original decoration
35 ¾ in. (91 cm.) high; 17 ¼ in. (44 cm.) wide
Provenance
Possibly commissioned by Francis Fortescue Knottesford (1778-1859) and by descent to
John Nicholas Knottesford-Fortescue (1874-1950) and by family descent
Anonymous sale; A Tribute to John Fowler: Furniture and Decorations, Christie's King Street, 14 September 2006, lot 466.
John Nicholas Knottesford-Fortescue (1874-1950) and by family descent
Anonymous sale; A Tribute to John Fowler: Furniture and Decorations, Christie's King Street, 14 September 2006, lot 466.
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