THE PROPERTY OF A WASHINGTON, D.C. COLLECTOR
A PAIR OF GEORGE II MAHOGANY LIBRARY ARMCHAIRS
Details
A PAIR OF GEORGE II MAHOGANY LIBRARY ARMCHAIRS
MID-18TH CENTURY
Each arched padded back flanked by padded arms headed by lions' mask terminals, the padded seat above the foliate-scrolled and rocaille seat rails, on cabriole legs headed by lions' masks and with hairy paw feet, one upholstered in contemporary floral gros and petit needlework and one with gros petit needlework of later date (2)
MID-18TH CENTURY
Each arched padded back flanked by padded arms headed by lions' mask terminals, the padded seat above the foliate-scrolled and rocaille seat rails, on cabriole legs headed by lions' masks and with hairy paw feet, one upholstered in contemporary floral gros and petit needlework and one with gros petit needlework of later date (2)
Provenance
H.J. Joel, Esq., Childwick Bury, Hertfordshire, sold Christie's London, 15 May 1978, lot 76