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A GEORGE IV OAK AND BROWN OAK SOFA
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A GEORGE IV OAK AND BROWN OAK SOFA

CIRCA 1820

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A GEORGE IV OAK AND BROWN OAK SOFA
CIRCA 1820
The panelled toprail with foliate scrolled ears above a padded back, squab cushion and arms covered in pink flowered trellis material, the arms with reeded urn terminals, above a patera and a panelled frieze, on reeded tapering legs, the rails with cramp-cuts
84 in. (213.5 cm.) wide
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.

Lot Essay

The George IV Grecian sofa's arm-pattern, with reeded urn wreathed in Vitruvian scrolls, corresponds to one invented by John Taylor, an 'artist' in the 'Elegant Furniture Warehouse' established in New Bond Street by George Oakley (d. 1840). Taylor's pattern was published in the February 1821 edition of R. Ackermann's The Repository of Arts. The sofa is executed in British woods, and according to Ackermann his pattern was for a drawing-room sofa to be upholstered in British damask.

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