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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIR
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIR

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIR
With fluted frame, the oval padded back, armrests and serpentine seat covered in brown leather, with fluted arm-supports, on cabriole legs headed by foliage swags, the seat upholstery distressed
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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

The seat-frame is serpentined in the French manner and relates to a 'Modern' chair pattern in Thomas Malton's Complete Treatise on Perpsective, 1775 (pl. XXXIII, fig. 131). A pair of gilt armchairs of this pattern from the collection of S. P. Adams of Messrs. Copper & Adams was sold Bonhams London, 8 May 1996 (lot 41).

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