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CIRCA 1830, PROBABLY IRISH
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A SUITE OF WILLIAM IV GILTWOOD SEAT FURNITURE
CIRCA 1830, PROBABLY IRISH
Comprising six chaises and a canapé, the padded backs and seats covered in Aubusson tapestry
The chaises: 35 in. (89 cm.) high; 19 ¼ in. (49 cm.) wide: 22 in. (54 cm.) deep
The canapé: 34 ½ in. (87.5 cm.) high; 62 in. (160 cm.) wide; 25 ¾ in. (65.5 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1830, PROBABLY IRISH
Comprising six chaises and a canapé, the padded backs and seats covered in Aubusson tapestry
The chaises: 35 in. (89 cm.) high; 19 ¼ in. (49 cm.) wide: 22 in. (54 cm.) deep
The canapé: 34 ½ in. (87.5 cm.) high; 62 in. (160 cm.) wide; 25 ¾ in. (65.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
From the boudoir at Castletown House, Co. Kildare, Ireland and by descent to Captain Edward Connolly.
Purchased by Captain A S. Wills, 9 March 1910 (£2,600 as ‘Louis XVI settee and six chairs’) and by descent to the present owner.
Purchased by Captain A S. Wills, 9 March 1910 (£2,600 as ‘Louis XVI settee and six chairs’) and by descent to the present owner.
Literature
The Castletown Foundation, Castletown, Decorative Arts, The Office of Public Works, Dublin, 2011, p. 113, illustrated in the boudoir.
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