A SET OF SIXTEEN MAHOGANY DINING-CHAIRS

SIX GEORGE IV, STAMPED 'T. WILLSON', SEVEN WILLIAM IV, STAMPED 'M. WILLSON', TWO ARMCHAIRS AND ONE SIDE CHAIR LATE 20TH CENTURY

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A SET OF SIXTEEN MAHOGANY DINING-CHAIRS
Six George IV, stamped 't. willson', seven William IV, stamped 'm. willson', two armchairs and one side chair late 20th Century
Comprising two open armchairs and fourteen side chairs, each with outscrolled curved tablet toprail above reeded baluster stiles, with padded seats covered in ivory buttoned calico, on reeded baluster legs and tapering feet, six side chairs George IV (three of which stamped 'T. WILLSON 68 GREAT QUEEN STREET LONDON'), seven side chairs William IV (four of which stamped 'M.WILLSON 68 GREAT QUEEN STREET'), replacements to blocks and cross-strutts, one chair with replaced back (16)

拍品专文

The recent discovery of Thomas Willson's trade label tell us that Thomas and his wife, Mary Willson established a furniture broking firm in 1818 at 68 Great Queen Street. Furthermore, it appears that Thomas Willson was both cabinet-maker and dealer. The firm's stamped furniture consists of second-hand pieces which were simply retailed, and items made in their own workshop (C. Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture, 1700-1840, Leeds, 1996, p. 56, figs. 989-1006). Between 1830-37, after the death of Thomas Willson, the business was continued by Mary Willson and Son; after 1838 the business carried on under Matthew Willson.