THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

Details

A GEORGE III GREEN AND CREAM-PAINTED ARMCHAIR
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Decorated with foliate husks overall, the oval medallion back and serpentine padded seat covered in pink, yellow and pale green foliate silk damask, on cabriole legs, the inside of the front seat-rail with black plastic label 'FF519', redecorated
37 in. (94 cm.) high

Provenance

Bought from Malletts, 15 March 1967 by the father of the present owner.

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

This French-fashioned armchair relates to the 'cabriole' chair form in Thomas Malton's, Complete Treatise on Perspective, 1775, pl. 33, fig.131. A pair of painted armchairs of identical design, though lacking some of this chair's painted decoration, was sold anonymously, Sotheby's, 25 September 1998, lot 95.

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