CIRCA 1782, ATTRIBUTED TO MAYHEW & INCE

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A GEORGE III GREEN AND CREAM-PAINTED OPEN ARMCHAIR
CIRCA 1782, ATTRIBUTED TO MAYHEW & INCE
En suite with the previous lot, the oval back and channelled arm-supports, above a fluted seat-rail, on fluted turned legs, partially redecorated, with cramp cuts

Literature

C. Hussey, 'Chirk Castle', Country Life, 5 October 1951, fig.7 (chairs from the suite illustrated in situ in the Bow Drawing Room).
National Trust, Chirk Castle Guide Book, 1983 and 2003, chairs from the suite illustrated in situ in the Saloon.
M. Hall, 'Chirk Castle, Denbighshire', Country Life, 16 July 1993, illustrated in situ in the Cromwell Hall.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Sale room notice

The catalogue illustration for lot 50 on the left-hand page and that of lot 51 have been transposed.

Lot Essay

The closest parallel to the Chirk suite can be drawn with that commissioned by the 3rd Earl of Darnley for Cobham Hall, Kent. A loyal and most enduring client of Mayhew and Ince, between 1760 and his death in 1781, his bank account at Coutts records payments totalling just under £4,000, indicating a notable commission. The association continued with the 4th Earl who spent just over £3,600 prior to 1803. Among other furniture remaining at Cobham Hall that can reasonably be attributed to Mayhew & Ince are two further suites of similar date and inspiration, including one with inverted heart-shaped backs of the same type as the present lot (see: J.Cornforth, 'Cobham Hall-III', Country Life, 10 March 1983, pp.568-571, pls.8,9,11 & 12).

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