CIRCA 1775, IN THE MANNER OF MAYHEW AND INCE

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS
Circa 1775, in the manner of Mayhew and Ince
Each with a pierced oval back centered by a medallion over a plank seat above a serpentine seatrail above roundel-headed square tapering legs joined by an H-stretcher, one stamped WE, the other P, each also bearing a chalk inscription to underside HALL (2)

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A related pair of hall chairs attributed to Mayhew and Ince, was almost certainly commissioned by George Brodrick, 4th Viscount Midleton (d. 1836) for Peper Harow, Sussex. The Peper Harow chairs, with similarly carved backs and straight fluted seatrails and bearing the Midleton crest of the 4th Viscount Midleton, were sold, the Property of a Gentleman, Christie's London, 11 February, 1999, lot 5, (£19,550.00, including premium).

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