Lot Essay
These chairs are nearly identical to a set of six from the collection of the Viscount Clifden, K.C.V.O., Lanhydrock, Bodmin, Cornwall, sold Christie's London, 10 December 1953, lot 27.
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A MATCHED PAIR OF GEORGE II WALNUT LIBRARY ARMCHAIRS
MID-18TH CENTURY
Each rectangular padded back and seat upholstered in green velvet, the outscrolled arms with foliate-carved handholds and trailing foliate supports, on cabriole legs with foliate-carved knees and hairy paw and ball feet with recessed casters (2)
MID-18TH CENTURY
Each rectangular padded back and seat upholstered in green velvet, the outscrolled arms with foliate-carved handholds and trailing foliate supports, on cabriole legs with foliate-carved knees and hairy paw and ball feet with recessed casters (2)