Lot Essay
In Christies' sale of the contents of Aston Hall in 1849, there were three lots that could refer to the present lot:
{31 'Three carved high-back chairs with boys supporting a crown'}
- 32 'A set of six ditto, with foliage'
- 33 'A set of six ditto, with scroll legs'
- 224 'Six carved high-back chairs'
The Aston Hall provenance is first mentioned in Christies' 1928 catalogue where these chairs were sold with a pair of armchairs meeting the description of lot 31. It was also stated that they had been 'for many generations' in the owner's family, so presumably they were acquired more or less directly from Aston Hall. These chairs and the following lot subsequently formed part of a collection of early furniture formed in the late 1920's and early 1930's, largely through the late Frank Partridge. The present lot and the two similar armchairs made 1,150 guineas in 1928
{31 'Three carved high-back chairs with boys supporting a crown'}
- 32 'A set of six ditto, with foliage'
- 33 'A set of six ditto, with scroll legs'
- 224 'Six carved high-back chairs'
The Aston Hall provenance is first mentioned in Christies' 1928 catalogue where these chairs were sold with a pair of armchairs meeting the description of lot 31. It was also stated that they had been 'for many generations' in the owner's family, so presumably they were acquired more or less directly from Aston Hall. These chairs and the following lot subsequently formed part of a collection of early furniture formed in the late 1920's and early 1930's, largely through the late Frank Partridge. The present lot and the two similar armchairs made 1,150 guineas in 1928