Lot 73
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AN IRISH GEORGE I WALNUT SIDE CHAIR
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF WALNUT FURNITURE REMOVED FROM A QUEEN ANNE LONDON TOWN HOUSE (LOTS 60-82)
AN IRISH GEORGE I WALNUT SIDE CHAIR

EARLY 18TH CENTURY

Details
AN IRISH GEORGE I WALNUT SIDE CHAIR
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The serpentine toprail above a pierced and scrolled baluster splat, the padded drop-in later seat covered in associated 18th century petit-point needlework, on cabriole legs headed by shells and husks, joined by turned stretchers, on pad feet, the underside of the back seat rail stamped 'M.H.A'
38 in. (96.5 cm.) high
Provenance
The needlework bought from Peta Smyth Antique Textiles.
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

A side chair with a similar shell in the seat-rail was in the collection of Percival D. Griffiths, F.S.A., Sandridgebury and illustrated in R. W. Symonds, English Furniture from Charles II to George II, London, 1929, p. 50, fig. 29.

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