Lot Essay
The model of these chairs closely relates to designs by Thomas Chippendale for 'Chinese Chairs' published in the Third Edition of his The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1762, No. XXVI.
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CIRCA 1760, AFTER A DESIGN BY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE
Details
A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS
CIRCA 1760, AFTER A DESIGN BY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE
Each with a rectangular pierced fret-carved back above a padded seat covered printed cotton and a fitted seat cover with a carved seat-rail, on paneled legs joined by a pierced H-stretcher, the feet tipped, one with ink number '1139X', with elm seat-rails (2)
CIRCA 1760, AFTER A DESIGN BY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE
Each with a rectangular pierced fret-carved back above a padded seat covered printed cotton and a fitted seat cover with a carved seat-rail, on paneled legs joined by a pierced H-stretcher, the feet tipped, one with ink number '1139X', with elm seat-rails (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 17 October 2003, lot 143.
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