Lot Essay
A chair of this model was sold Christie's London, 9 July 1992, lot 104; a sofa, probably from the same suite is illustrated in F. Lewis Hinkley, A Directory of Antique Furniture, 1953, fig. 780.
Details
A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY LIBRARY ARMCHAIRS
CIRCA 1765
Each rectangular padded back and seat upholstered in blue and beige foliate silk damask, the arms with inscrolled supports headed by foliate bosses, the seatrail carved with scrolling foliage, on cabriole legs headed by shells and confronting scrolls with scrolling feet (restorations, partly reframed) (2)
CIRCA 1765
Each rectangular padded back and seat upholstered in blue and beige foliate silk damask, the arms with inscrolled supports headed by foliate bosses, the seatrail carved with scrolling foliage, on cabriole legs headed by shells and confronting scrolls with scrolling feet (restorations, partly reframed) (2)
Provenance
Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., sold Parke-Bernet Galleries, 29-30 April 1960, Part One, lot 118