Lot 178
178
A PAIR OF GEORGE III POLYCHROME-PAINTED MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS
This lot will be removed to Christie’s Park Royal.… Read more PROPERTY FROM THE DESCENDANTS OF FIELD MARSHAL WILLIAM RIDDELL BIRDWOOD, 1ST BARON (1865-1951)
A PAIR OF GEORGE III POLYCHROME-PAINTED MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS

LATE 18TH CENTURY

Details
A PAIR OF GEORGE III POLYCHROME-PAINTED MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS
LATE 18TH CENTURY
The oval back painted with the Hill family crest and motto 'AVANCEZ'
38 ¼ in. (97 cm.) high; 19 ¼ in. (49 cm.) wide; 16 in. (41 cm.) deep
Provenance
Almost certainly supplied to Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772-1842).
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Lot Essay

This pair of hall chairs was almost certainly supplied to General Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772- 1842), for Hardwick Grange, Shropshire. Lord Hill was the second son of John Hill, 3rd Baronet of Hawkstone Hall near Prees, Shropshire. He joined the British Army in 1790, quickly rising through the ranks to serve under the command of the Duke of Wellington during the Napoleonic Wars, and notably was presented with awards from the allied nations for his part in the battle of Waterloo. Renowned for his sound judgement, strategic tactics and humanitarianism he was one of the great commanders of the age; he was subsequently commemorated by the people of Shrewsbury with the erection of the tallest Doric column in England, standing at 133 ft. 6 in. (40.7 m.), surmounted by his statue. In 1825, he was promoted to the rank of full General, and in 1828, replaced Wellington, then Prime Minister, as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army.

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