Lot Essay
The gothic-framed and trellis-etched panels relate to those of the celebrated suite from St. Giles's House, Dorset (see: A. Coleridge, Chippendale Furniture, London, 1968, fig. 202)
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIRS, each with arched rectangular padded back, arms and seat covered in green and ivory trellis-pattern material, the downswept arms carved with recessed Gothic panels and decorated with floral trelliswork on similar square legs joined a H-shaped stretcher, restorations, the stretchers replaced, two back legs with sections replaced, restorations to one arm, previously with castors, each with one beech seat-rail (2)
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIRS, each with arched rectangular padded back, arms and seat covered in green and ivory trellis-pattern material, the downswept arms carved with recessed Gothic panels and decorated with floral trelliswork on similar square legs joined a H-shaped stretcher, restorations, the stretchers replaced, two back legs with sections replaced, restorations to one arm, previously with castors, each with one beech seat-rail (2)