Lot Essay
A medallion-backed chair of similar form bearing the stamp of B. Harmer is illustrated in C. Gilbert, The Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, Leeds, 1996, p. 257, fig.472.
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III BLACK, GREEN AND CREAM-DECORATED OPEN ARMCHAIRS
Decorated overall with cream lines, each with an oval wheelback decorated with foliate-entwined ribbons and pearls, the central oval with a ribbon-tied posie of flowers, the arms with foliate terminals, above a dished caned seat with squab-cushion covered in striped ivory material, the apron with trailing lines, on tapering legs, with foliate trails, on tapering feet, re-decorated, one front leg replaced (2)
Decorated overall with cream lines, each with an oval wheelback decorated with foliate-entwined ribbons and pearls, the central oval with a ribbon-tied posie of flowers, the arms with foliate terminals, above a dished caned seat with squab-cushion covered in striped ivory material, the apron with trailing lines, on tapering legs, with foliate trails, on tapering feet, re-decorated, one front leg replaced (2)