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Lot Essay
These chairs originally formed part of a larger suite, of which a further pair was sold anonymously at Christie's London, 17 April 1997, lot 127 (£69,700). This suite probably originally included a sofa, like the comparable suite supplied to the Stewart Mackenzie family of Brahan Castle, Ross-shire, which is now at Temple Newsam (C. Gilbert, Furniture at Temple Newsam House and Lotherton Hall, London, 1978, pp. 76 & 78, cat. no. 59).
FRANK GREEN
These chairs formed part of the celebrated collections of Frank Green at the Treasurer's House in York. The Treasurer's House was built on the site of what was originally the official residence of the Treasurers of York Minster, an office that was abolished in 1547 as a result of the Reformation. Frank Green, a member of a rich industrial family and an antiquarian, bought the house in 1897, though by that time it had been divided into several properties which he bought back one by one. He restored the house to its former glory and meticulously placed his collection of furniture amongst its rooms, even marking their positions with studs in the floor. On his retirement in 1930 he left the house and much of its contents to the National Trust.
FRANK GREEN
These chairs formed part of the celebrated collections of Frank Green at the Treasurer's House in York. The Treasurer's House was built on the site of what was originally the official residence of the Treasurers of York Minster, an office that was abolished in 1547 as a result of the Reformation. Frank Green, a member of a rich industrial family and an antiquarian, bought the house in 1897, though by that time it had been divided into several properties which he bought back one by one. He restored the house to its former glory and meticulously placed his collection of furniture amongst its rooms, even marking their positions with studs in the floor. On his retirement in 1930 he left the house and much of its contents to the National Trust.