Lot Essay
The model of these chairs closely relates to designs by Thomas Chippendale for 'Chinese Chairs' published in the Third Edition of his The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1762, No. XXVI.
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CIRCA 1760, AFTER A DESIGN BY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS
Circa 1760, after a design by Thomas Chippendale
Each with a rectangular pierced fret-carved back over a padded seat covered in white and gold embroidery above a carved seatrail over panelled legs joined by a pierced H-stretcher, front feet tipped, one with ink number 1139X, with elm seatrails (2)
Circa 1760, after a design by Thomas Chippendale
Each with a rectangular pierced fret-carved back over a padded seat covered in white and gold embroidery above a carved seatrail over panelled legs joined by a pierced H-stretcher, front feet tipped, one with ink number 1139X, with elm seatrails (2)