A PAIR OF SCOTTISH GEORGE III LABURNAM ARMCHAIRS
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A PAIR OF SCOTTISH GEORGE III LABURNAM ARMCHAIRS

CIRCA 1760

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A PAIR OF SCOTTISH GEORGE III LABURNAM ARMCHAIRS
CIRCA 1760
With spindle backs and drop-in seats (2)
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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

Chairs of distinctive English design were often produced by Far Eastern manufactories, the designs being delivered to Chinese workshops for construction in exotic hard woods such as padouk, rather than traditional walnut or mahogany. What is fascintaing, and highly unusual about these chairs is that that they are made from laburnam, and thus Scottish.

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