EARLY 18TH CENTURY

细节

A GEORGE I WALNUT ARMCHAIR
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The rectangular padded back and drop-in seat covered in original floral needlework, the serpentine arms above a seat-rail centred by a shell, on cabriole legs headed by shells and acanthus, and terminating in claw-and-ball feet, the arms previously but not originally with padding, the back left foot tipped, the drop-in seat with original webbing and scrim
39 in. (99.5 cm.) high

注意事项

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.

拍品专文

A related armchair was sold by the late Mr. & Mrs. Melvyn Rollason, Christie's, London 3 July 1997, lot 179 (£84,000), and another from the collection of Dr. Frank Crozer-Knowles, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, was sold by his late nephew, Robert C. Alexander, Christie's, New York, 22 October 1988, lot 237 ($55,000). A further related pair of armchairs was sold anonymously, Christie's, New York, 22 October 1988, lot 71 ($68,200), and a further related armchair was sold by the late Grace L. Lambert, Sotheby's, New York, 22 January 1994, lot 287 ($17,250).