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The design of the back and arms directly copies a drawing in Gillows Estimate Sketch Book dated 1788 (reproduced here).
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ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1790
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A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIRS
Attributed to Gillows, Circa 1790
Each arched, pierced heart-shaped splat centered by a ribbon-tied Prince of Wales plume and with drapery swag above a padded bowed seat covered with light blue floral and foliate silk damask, flanked by outcurved and downswept armrests on tapering fluted legs with reeded ovoid top and foot, each inscribed in chalk June 92 (4)
Attributed to Gillows, Circa 1790
Each arched, pierced heart-shaped splat centered by a ribbon-tied Prince of Wales plume and with drapery swag above a padded bowed seat covered with light blue floral and foliate silk damask, flanked by outcurved and downswept armrests on tapering fluted legs with reeded ovoid top and foot, each inscribed in chalk June 92 (4)