A GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIR

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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY OF TITLE

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIR
With moulded rectangular trelliswork pierced back, outcurved arms, above a dished solid seat, on chamfered square legs, joined by stretchers, with green velvet-covered squab cushion

Provenance

Oliver Ford, Esq., Bewley Court, Lacock, Wiltshire (+), sold Sotheby's house sale, 17 May 1993, lot 393.

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Thomas Chippendale (d. 1779) published designs for Chinese chairs in his The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Directors, published between 1754 and 1762. They were described as 'very proper for a Lady's Dressing-Room: especially if it is hung with India Paper. They will likewise suit Chinese Temples.' The back of this chair relates in part to one illustrated in plate XXIII from the 1st edition of his Director, 1754.

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