Lot Essay
A related mahogany chair with scrolled acanthus feet, was illustrated by Hotspur in the Exhibition Catalogue for the 1951 Antique Dealers' Fair and Exhibition.
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A GEORGE II WALNUT OPEN ARMCHAIR
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A GEORGE II WALNUT OPEN ARMCHAIR
Covered overall in associated gros and petit point needlework, the waved, shaped rectangular back emblematic of Autumn, with Bacchantic figures harvesting grapes, within a foliate C-scroll frame with yellow ground centred to the top by an espagnolette mask, the acanthus-wrapped channelled scrolled arms with rosette and patera terminals, the seat with a still-life of carnations and peonies within a further foliate C-scroll border on a yellow ground, on acanthus and C-scroll carved cabriole legs trailed with a bell-husk, on acanthus- carved pad feet with inset castors, restorations, with four later blocks, each seat-rail stamped '16', three feet with repaired breaks
Covered overall in associated gros and petit point needlework, the waved, shaped rectangular back emblematic of Autumn, with Bacchantic figures harvesting grapes, within a foliate C-scroll frame with yellow ground centred to the top by an espagnolette mask, the acanthus-wrapped channelled scrolled arms with rosette and patera terminals, the seat with a still-life of carnations and peonies within a further foliate C-scroll border on a yellow ground, on acanthus and C-scroll carved cabriole legs trailed with a bell-husk, on acanthus- carved pad feet with inset castors, restorations, with four later blocks, each seat-rail stamped '16', three feet with repaired breaks