Lot Essay
See footnote to lot 242.
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A COLLECTION FROM A NEW YORK TOWNHOUSE
(LOTS 213-263)
A PAIR OF GEORGE III GILTWOOD SOFAS
IN THE MANNER OF JOHN LINNELL, CIRCA 1775, ORIGINALLY WITH CONCAVE FRONT SEATRAILS
Details
A PAIR OF GEORGE III GILTWOOD SOFAS
IN THE MANNER OF JOHN LINNELL, CIRCA 1775, ORIGINALLY WITH CONCAVE FRONT SEATRAILS
Each curved back with anthemia cresting and husk-carved rail above a serpentine-fronted padded seat with fluted rail on foliate-capped turned and fluted tapering legs and gadrooned feet, regilt
67 in. (175 cm.) wide (2)
IN THE MANNER OF JOHN LINNELL, CIRCA 1775, ORIGINALLY WITH CONCAVE FRONT SEATRAILS
Each curved back with anthemia cresting and husk-carved rail above a serpentine-fronted padded seat with fluted rail on foliate-capped turned and fluted tapering legs and gadrooned feet, regilt
67 in. (175 cm.) wide (2)
Provenance
The property of a Gentleman [David Style Esq.]; Christie's, London, 20 February 1958, lot 116 (a set of eight armchairs and the pair of curved settees [unsold]).
The property of a Lady; Christie's, New York, 17 October 1987, lot 60.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 17 November 1989, lot 79.
The Property of a Private Collector; Christie's, London, 17 November 1994, lot 167.
The property of a Lady; Christie's, New York, 17 October 1987, lot 60.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 17 November 1989, lot 79.
The Property of a Private Collector; Christie's, London, 17 November 1994, lot 167.