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THE CHAIRS AND NEEDLEWORK CIRCA 1725
Details
A PAIR OF GEORGE I BURR WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS*
The chairs and needlework circa 1725
Each yoke-form crestrail with inscrolled terminals above a vasiform waisted splat flanked by incurved stiles with molded edge above a trapezoidal drop-in cushion upholstered in contemporary Georgian 18th century gros point floral needlework, the plain frieze above flower-headed cabriole legs with scrolled angles and pad feet, with the remnants of a circular printed label ...eur, one drop-in seat frame stamped VII and with a ink stamp of a circled K, one chair stamped VIII the other II (2)
The chairs and needlework circa 1725
Each yoke-form crestrail with inscrolled terminals above a vasiform waisted splat flanked by incurved stiles with molded edge above a trapezoidal drop-in cushion upholstered in contemporary Georgian 18th century gros point floral needlework, the plain frieze above flower-headed cabriole legs with scrolled angles and pad feet, with the remnants of a circular printed label ...eur, one drop-in seat frame stamped VII and with a ink stamp of a circled K, one chair stamped VIII the other II (2)
Provenance
Acquired from Malcolm Franklin, Inc., Chicago.
Exhibited
London, The Burlington House Fair, Royal Academy, March 1982.
Special notice
Tax exempt.