CIRCA 1770, IN THE MANNER OF MAYHEW AND INCE

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A GEORGE III PARCEL-GILT AND WHITE-PAINTED OPEN ARMCHAIR
CIRCA 1770, IN THE MANNER OF MAYHEW AND INCE
Upholstered in strawberry velvet, with cartouche-shaped padded back centred by a foliate clasp, the arms with foliate handholds and scrolled moulded supports, above a partially-fluted seatrail, on baluster fluted legs headed by lotus leaves, guilloche and beading on top-form feet, redecorated, pegged construction
40 ¼ in. (102 cm.) high; 24 ¾ in. (63 cm.) wide; 23 in. (58.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The design of this elegant chair, with Roman-medallion back in the French 'cabriolet' fashion, can be attributed to the celebrated Soho cabinet-making partnership established in 1759 by William Ince and John Mayhew and publicised by their furniture pattern-book, The Universal System of Household Furniture, 1762. The same pattern of columnar leg and acanthus-flowered back features on closely related 'Cabriole Chairs' chairs designed by John Mayhew in harmony with Robert Adam's Roman-patterned ceiling introduced at Chirk Castle, Wrexham, Wales in the 1770s. Three of the chairs were sold from Chirk Castle, Christie's house sale, 21 June 2004 lots 50 (a pair, sold £74,090 including premium) and 51 (a single chair, sold £38,240 including premium).

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