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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS

IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS, CIRCA 1790

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS
IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS, CIRCA 1790
Each with pierced oval back centred by a patera, above a solid seat and cushion covered in yellow foliate silk damask, on turned tapering legs joined by stretchers, stamped 'SO' (2)
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Lot Essay

This pattern of hall chair was illustrated in Gillows of Lancaster and London's Estimate Sketch Book for 1790 (L. Boynton, Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800, Royston, 1995, fig. 255). A set of four hall chairs of this pattern, with richly carved backs and central painted medallions, was sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 19 March 1987, lot 24.

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