Lot 167
167
A PAIR OF BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY X-FRAME STOOLS
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A PAIR OF BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY X-FRAME STOOLS

AFTER A DESIGN BY GILLOWS, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

Details
A PAIR OF BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY X-FRAME STOOLS
AFTER A DESIGN BY GILLOWS, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Each with dished scrolled solid seat and x-frame supports joined by a turned baluster stretcher, the crossing centred by a star, on ball feet, the feet probably original
17¾ in. (45 cm.) high; 27¾ in. (70.5 cm.) wide; 18 in. (45.5 cm.) deep
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 'Grecian' stool form derives from Thomas Hope's Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, 1807 (pl. XII). It corresponds to a pattern later featured in the Estimate Sketch Book of Gillows of London and Lancaster (no. 3568, dated 1827), but the design was one that they had been manufacturing since at least 1812 (N. Goodison & J. Hardy, 'Gillows at Tatton Park', Furniture History, 1970, p. 22).

More from Fine English and Continental Furniture

View All
View All