Lot Essay
A pair of armchairs of a nearly identical design sold Phillips, London, 25 November 2009, lot 109.
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SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Details
A SET OF EIGHT VICTORIAN MAHOGANY CHAIRS
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a pair of armchairs and a set of six side chairs, each with a circular cobweb-pierced and carved back centred by a paterae, the serpentine apron above fluted, tapering square front legs (8)
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a pair of armchairs and a set of six side chairs, each with a circular cobweb-pierced and carved back centred by a paterae, the serpentine apron above fluted, tapering square front legs (8)
Literature
The medallioned chair-back relates to designs published in the mid-1780s by Hepplewhite in The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide, 1788, pl. 6. and to the 'New Catherine Wheel' model designed by Gillows circa 1785 (L. Boynton, Gillow Furniture Designs, 1760-1800, Royston, 1995, fig. 269.)
Special notice
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