THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIRS
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Each with a channelled frame, the oval padded back, armrests and seat covered in yellow foliate silk damask, the toprail carved with a patera, the armrests terminating in ribbon bows, above a serpentine apron carved with a conforming patera, on cabriole legs headed by paterae and foliage, with scrolled feet, minor restorations (2)

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Lot Essay

A pair of George III French 'cabriolet' chairs with medallion back of this pattern was sold anonymously, Sotheby's, London, 7 November 1997, lot 201; and from the M. Haas collection, Christie's, New York, 13 October 1995, lot 392.

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