IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A SET OF TEN REGENCY MAHOGANY DINING-CHAIRS
IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Comprising eight side chairs and two armchairs, each with foliate-wrapped panelled curved tablet back with scrolled tablet splat above a padded seat covered with cream piped cotton above a reeded frieze, on ring-turned tapering reeded legs, the armchairs with downswept scrolled arms, the back seat rail of four chairs inscribed in pencil 'BELL', the back seat rail of another chair stamped 'WM' and '3', another chair stamped 'W.M.' twice and inscribed '212' in black crayon, one armchair with early 19th century pencil inscription to front seat rail in pencil 'DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM', one chair with two rails replaced
34½ in. (87.5 cm.) high (10)

Provenance

Probably Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1776-1839).

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Lot Essay

The 'Duke of Buckingham' inscription on one of the armchairs suggests this set of dining-chairs belonged to the Duke of Buckingham and may have been included in the famed thirty-seven day sale of the contents of Stowe House, Buckingham, Christie's house sale, 15 August 1848 and thirty-seven days thereafter. This set of chairs could have formed part of lots 29, 494-498, 843-844 in that sale.

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