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THREE MID-18TH CENTURY, FIVE OF LATER DATE
Details
A set of eight Dutch black and gilt-japanned dining chairs
Three mid-18th Century, five of later date
Each decorated overall with gilt chinoiserie motifs, the yoke crest above shaped vase splats, the drop-in seat cushions upholstered in yellow leather, the serpentine front seat rail above cabriole legs with hoof feet, four impressed with Roman and Arabic numbers and inscribed in red chalk 2942 and black chalk 2769, with the printed label 'MAPLE'S DEPOSITORY/424/FROH...COD...B...', stencilled EARL BEATTY/Beatty (8)
Three mid-18th Century, five of later date
Each decorated overall with gilt chinoiserie motifs, the yoke crest above shaped vase splats, the drop-in seat cushions upholstered in yellow leather, the serpentine front seat rail above cabriole legs with hoof feet, four impressed with Roman and Arabic numbers and inscribed in red chalk 2942 and black chalk 2769, with the printed label 'MAPLE'S DEPOSITORY/424/FROH...COD...B...', stencilled EARL BEATTY/Beatty (8)
Provenance
Sold, Christie's New York, 27 September 2000, lot 375
The Earls of Beatty, Chichely Hall, Bedfordshire
The Earls of Beatty, Chichely Hall, Bedfordshire
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