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Lot Essay
A related pair of stools with shell-enriched seatrails was sold anonymously, Sotheby's, London, 2 December 1966, lot 160.
Details
A GEORGE II WALNUT STOOL
CIRCA 1740
The rounded rectangular padded seat covered in later gros and petit point needlework, above a plain seatrail centered by a shell, on cabriole legs headed by shells and claw feet, with inventory label '33 -1574', the seat inscribed in blue chalk '17919 62'
18½ in. (47 cm.) high, 21¼ in. (54 cm.) wide, 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1740
The rounded rectangular padded seat covered in later gros and petit point needlework, above a plain seatrail centered by a shell, on cabriole legs headed by shells and claw feet, with inventory label '33 -1574', the seat inscribed in blue chalk '17919 62'
18½ in. (47 cm.) high, 21¼ in. (54 cm.) wide, 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Purchased from French & Co., Inc., New York, 1933.
Special notice
No sales tax is due on the purchase price of this lot if it is picked up or delivered in the State of New York.
Further details
*This lot may be tax exempt from sales tax, as set forth in the Sales Tax Notice at the back of the catalogue