Lot Essay
This pattern of arched back chair, described as 'camel back', features in the late 1780s Estimate Sketch Books of Gillows of London & Lancaster (L. Boynton, Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800, Royston, 1995, fig. 260).
A set of ten dining-chairs of similar design comprising seven George III single chairs, a single chair of later date and a pair of similar open armchairs were sold anonymously in these Rooms, 12 November 1998, lot 24.
A set of ten dining-chairs of similar design comprising seven George III single chairs, a single chair of later date and a pair of similar open armchairs were sold anonymously in these Rooms, 12 November 1998, lot 24.