The stamp of G within a triangle is one of those used by John Gee who in 1779 replaced Thomas Ayliffe as partner to Benjamin Crompton, who had been Turner in Ordinary to George III since 1762. From 1799 Gee, of 49 Wardour Street, Soho, was listed in the London Directories, and by 1803, as well as being included in the list of master cabinet-makers attached to Sheraton's Cabinet Dictionary, he was referred to as 'Chairmaker and Turner to His Majesty'. He is not recorded after 1824.

Two ebonised and painted armchairs, with the monogram JG and stamped 'IT' are at Temple Newsam House, Leeds. A set of twelve stamped dining chairs were sold anonymously in these Rooms, 9 July 1992, lot 91, and a further set of ten japanned dining-chairs from Raby Castle, Co. Durham, was sold Christie's house sale, 10-11 October 1994, lot 817