A PAIR OF GEORGE II WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS
A PAIR OF GEORGE II WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS

POSSIBLY IRISH, CIRCA 1735

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A PAIR OF GEORGE II WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS
Possibly Irish, Circa 1735
Each yoke-form back with arched scrolled crestrail and baluster-form splat above a bowed padded drop-in seat covered with contemporary Georgian gros point floral needlework, on shell-headed cabriole legs with paw-and-ball feet, one chair bearing a paper label inscribed ...aisy/Scott
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Lot Essay

The defined C-scroll brackets and bold paw feet on these chairs suggest an Irish origin. The squared paw and ball feet compare to those on the stool, lot 129 in the sale, which is part of an identifiable group (see footnote for lot 129).

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