A PAIR OF IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS

CIRCA 1750

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A PAIR OF IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS
Circa 1750
Each arched and shaped top rail above a vertical swag-hung pierced splat, the tapering square seat upholstered in machine-woven tapestry, on volute and acanthus-carved cabriole legs with lions' paw feet (2)

Provenance

Acquired at auction from Leslie Hindman, Chicago, March 1984.

Lot Essay

A pair of chairs sold Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York 17 October 1970, lot 126 feature the same design to the back. Another pair with this back design was advertised by Cecil Partridge in The Connoisseur, June 1923, p.XXIX.

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