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A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS
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A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS

THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Each with serpentine rockwork toprail centred by a canopy above a pierced interlaced chinoiserie splat with rockwork stiles, above a padded drop-in seat covered in floral needlework, on square legs joined by stretchers, one inscribed twice in chalk '146', each inscribed in pencil on the front seat rail 'Manwaring' (2)
Provenance
Bought by the present owner from Apter-Fredericks, Ltd., 22 January 1999.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The chair backs have ribbon-fretted splats in the mid-18th century 'Gothic' fashion, while incorporating tablets of double bracing such as feature in a Chinese pattern for a 'Ladies Dressing Chair' in Robert Manwaring's, The Chair-Maker's Guide, 1766 (pl. 30).

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