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Lot Essay
THE CHAIRS ARE DESIGNED IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH/ANTIQUE MANNER; AND, WITH THEIR GRECIAN-SCROLLED, BOW-CAPPED AND PALM-FLOWERED FRAMES, EVOKE THE POETRY DEITY APOLLO. THEY CORRESPOND TO LIBRARY CHAIRS AT SHUGBOROUGH, STAFFORDSHIRE ( SEE J.MARTIN ROBINSON, SHUGBOROUGH NATIONAL TRUST GUIDE, 1987, P.30. ).
REGENCY CHAIRS OF THIS PATTERN HAVE BEEN SOLD AT CHRISTIE'S, LONDON, 17 MARCH, 1977, LOT 10. A SET OF REGENCY-STYLE CHAIRS, DATED FROM THE 19TH CENTURY AND LATER WERE OFFERED AT SOTHEBY'S, NEW YORK, 16 APRIL 1993, LOT 340.
REGENCY CHAIRS OF THIS PATTERN HAVE BEEN SOLD AT CHRISTIE'S, LONDON, 17 MARCH, 1977, LOT 10. A SET OF REGENCY-STYLE CHAIRS, DATED FROM THE 19TH CENTURY AND LATER WERE OFFERED AT SOTHEBY'S, NEW YORK, 16 APRIL 1993, LOT 340.