Lot Essay
These stools are likely to have formed part of the furnishings of Gopsall Hall, Leicestershire which were sold in October 1918 by Richard George Penn, 4th Earl Howe (d.1929).
Details
*A PAIR OF GEORGE II MAHOGANY STOOLS
MID-18TH CENTURY
Each rectangular padded seat upholstered in burgundy velvet on foliate-carved cabriole legs and pad feet
17in. (43cm.) high, 24¼in. (62cm.) wide, 19in. (48cm.) deep (2)
MID-18TH CENTURY
Each rectangular padded seat upholstered in burgundy velvet on foliate-carved cabriole legs and pad feet
17in. (43cm.) high, 24¼in. (62cm.) wide, 19in. (48cm.) deep (2)
Provenance
Probably Richard George Penn, 4th Earl Howe (d.1929), Gopsall Hall, Leicestershire
Acquired from F. Partridge and Sons, London in 1936
Acquired from F. Partridge and Sons, London in 1936
Exhibited
Governor's Palace, Supper Room, 1936-1981