Lot Essay
An armchair of very similar design but with quatrefoil-paling to the back and sides is illustrated in F. Lewis Hinckley, The More Significant Georgian Furniture, New York, 1990, p.34, pl. 41
Various Properties
A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY GOTHICK OPEN ARMCHAIRS, each with rectangular railed back with shaped arched centre flanked by urn-shaped finials, with railed splayed sides and padded drop-in seats covered in pale brown suede, on chamfered square tapering legs joined by H-shaped stretchers, restorations (2)
Details
A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY GOTHICK OPEN ARMCHAIRS, each with rectangular railed back with shaped arched centre flanked by urn-shaped finials, with railed splayed sides and padded drop-in seats covered in pale brown suede, on chamfered square tapering legs joined by H-shaped stretchers, restorations (2)
Provenance
Henry P. McIlhenny