Lot Essay
The use of oak veneers, trifid shape of the feet, scrolled brackets and pegged construction on this chair support an Irish attribution.
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POSSIBLY IRISH, EARLY 18TH CENTURY WITH RESTORATIONS
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A GEORGE I WALNUT, BROWN OAK AND SEAWEED MARQUETRY ARMCHAIR
Possibly Irish, early 18th century with restorations
The yoke-form crestrail with scrolled stiles and curved vasiform splat above a flaring padded drop-in seat covered with dark green floral and foliate silk-damask, flanked by molded S-scroll armrests on inverted-cabriole supports, on C-scroll cabriole legs with trifid feet, the whole inlaid with seaweed marquetry panels, seat inscribed in pencil old cove
Possibly Irish, early 18th century with restorations
The yoke-form crestrail with scrolled stiles and curved vasiform splat above a flaring padded drop-in seat covered with dark green floral and foliate silk-damask, flanked by molded S-scroll armrests on inverted-cabriole supports, on C-scroll cabriole legs with trifid feet, the whole inlaid with seaweed marquetry panels, seat inscribed in pencil old cove