Lot Essay
A similar pair was sold Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 27 March 1971, lot 92.
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AN IRISH GEORGE III MAHOGANY ARMCHAIR
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The serpentine back with central foliate cartouche and shell-carved ears above a pierced splat, the arms terminating in outscrolled eagles' heads, the drop-in seat upholstered in crimson velvet over a shell-carved seatrail, on hipped cabriole legs headed by shells and with paw feet joined by stretchers
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The serpentine back with central foliate cartouche and shell-carved ears above a pierced splat, the arms terminating in outscrolled eagles' heads, the drop-in seat upholstered in crimson velvet over a shell-carved seatrail, on hipped cabriole legs headed by shells and with paw feet joined by stretchers