Lot Essay
A similar pair of armchairs was sold by the Executors of the late Mrs. C. Butler-Charteris, in these Rooms, 11 February 1999, lot 142.
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIRS
Each with curved shaped padded back, part padded arms and padded seat covered in yellow silk, edged with braid, the shaped toprail above out- curved arms with scroll and leaf-wrapped terminals on channelled supports, terminating in anthemia above a shaped front rail, on palm-headed cabriole legs and laurel-leaf wrapped feet, later blocks, four ears replaced, lacking one ear, one arm with repaired break (2)
Each with curved shaped padded back, part padded arms and padded seat covered in yellow silk, edged with braid, the shaped toprail above out- curved arms with scroll and leaf-wrapped terminals on channelled supports, terminating in anthemia above a shaped front rail, on palm-headed cabriole legs and laurel-leaf wrapped feet, later blocks, four ears replaced, lacking one ear, one arm with repaired break (2)