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Lot Essay
The form of these chairs is a refined version of a set supplied around 1760 for Osterley Park, Middlesex and attributed to William Linnell (d. 1763) (H. Hayward and P. Kirkham, William and John Linnell, London, 1980, vol. II, fig. 66).
A closely related pair of chairs, with their hollowed arms carved with Roman acanthus and reed-enriched flutes, was sold anonymously, Christies's New York, 24 October 1985, lot 166. They featured fluted legs capped by libation-paterae rather than the flowered tablets of the present chairs.
Related armchairs of the present pattern include:
- Four offered anonymously, Christie's New York, 20 April 1985, lot 140.
- Two pairs sold anonymously, Christie's New York, 23 April 1988, lots 108 and 109.
- A pair sold from a private collection, Christie's, London, 10 July 2003, lot 123 (£47,800).
A closely related pair of chairs, with their hollowed arms carved with Roman acanthus and reed-enriched flutes, was sold anonymously, Christies's New York, 24 October 1985, lot 166. They featured fluted legs capped by libation-paterae rather than the flowered tablets of the present chairs.
Related armchairs of the present pattern include:
- Four offered anonymously, Christie's New York, 20 April 1985, lot 140.
- Two pairs sold anonymously, Christie's New York, 23 April 1988, lots 108 and 109.
- A pair sold from a private collection, Christie's, London, 10 July 2003, lot 123 (£47,800).