A PAIR OF GEORGE II STYLE GILTWOOD STOOLS

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A PAIR OF GEORGE II STYLE GILTWOOD STOOLS
Each rectangular tufted seat upholstered in blue and apricot silk damask on imbricated X-form supports centered by a shell and with paw feet
19in. (49.5cm.) high, 30in. (76cm.) wide, 18in. (47cm.) deep (2)

Lot Essay

These stools are directly designed after a set by Henry Williams delivered in 1737 to Hampton Court Palace and illustrated in R. Edwards and M. Jourdain, Georgian Cabinet-Makers c. 1700-1800, London, 1962, p. 232, fig. 217.