4A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIRS

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4A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIRS

Each with arched slightly-waisted padded back, scroll arm-rests and seat covered in pale blue floral material, on cabriole legs headed by acanthus cabochons and foliate angles above Gothic channelling and on scroll feet, the front feet tipped, minor restorations (2)

Lot Essay

The serpentine, voluted and acanthus-enriched legs of this chair relate to a 'French' easy-chair pattern of 1759 published in Thomas Chippendale's Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1763, pl. XXIII.
A related pair of chairs covered in tapestry were sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 29 June 1978, lot 25. A pair of chairs of this pattern was sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 5 July 1990, lot 122.

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