A PAIR OF GEORGE II MAHOGANY ARMCHAIRS

CIRCA 1755

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A PAIR OF GEORGE II MAHOGANY ARMCHAIRS
CIRCA 1755
Upholstered in non-matching yellow floral silk damask, the frames carved with rocaille and foliage, the padded arms above a serpentine seat, on cabriole legs, previously with castors, one with the remains of a paper label
38¼ in. (97 cm.) high; 28½ in. (71.5 cm.) wide (2)

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Lot Essay

These serpentine 'Gainsborough' chairs probably originally formed part of an extensive suite of seat-furniture, comprising both open armchairs, side chairs and a settee. Four further chairs which were probably executed in the same workshop - and which display the same distinctive sinuous seat-rail with central floral trail - were sold from the collection of Leopold Hirsch, Christie's London, 7 May 1934, lot 43.

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