Lot 347
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A REGENCY GILTWOOD SIDE CHAIR
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A REGENCY GILTWOOD SIDE CHAIR

CIRCA 1810

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A REGENCY GILTWOOD SIDE CHAIR
CIRCA 1810
The carved back with anthemion carved toprail and panel back with scrolls with channelled frame and seat-rail, with anthemion carved back legs and fluted tapered legs with reeded collar above and brass reeded bun feet, upholstery lacking, the original gilt and blue painted decoration distressed, front leg with spliced repair, incised 'III'
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Lot Essay

With its distinctive Greek doric columnar legs, this side chair reveals the influence of the architect Henry Holland. Reflecting the latest French fashions, Holland employed leading cabinet-maker's such as Morel and Hughes and Marsh and Tatham, as on the related suite supplied to Samuel Whitbread II for Southill Park, Bedfordshire (see F. Watson F.S.A, 'The Furniture and Decoration', Southill, A Regency House, London, 1951, p. 21. and fig. 46).

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