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IN THE STYLE OF HEPPLEWHITE, LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A SET OF EIGHT GEORGE III MAHOGANY DINING-CHAIRS
IN THE STYLE OF HEPPLEWHITE, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Each shield shaped back with acanthus carved channelled vertical rails joining at a half patera, re-upholstered with differing floral pattern covers, some re-railing
37¼ in. 94.5 cm. high; 21 in. 53.5 cm. wide; 18¾ in. (47.5 cm.) deep (8)
IN THE STYLE OF HEPPLEWHITE, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Each shield shaped back with acanthus carved channelled vertical rails joining at a half patera, re-upholstered with differing floral pattern covers, some re-railing
37¼ in. 94.5 cm. high; 21 in. 53.5 cm. wide; 18¾ in. (47.5 cm.) deep (8)
Provenance
Rev, Dr. Nevil Maskelyne, The Royal Observatory, Greenwich until 1811.
His wife Margaret Maskelyne at Bassett Down, Wiltshire, and thence by descent.
His wife Margaret Maskelyne at Bassett Down, Wiltshire, and thence by descent.
Literature
Mary Arnold-Forster, Bassett Down, An old Country House, pp.47-48 and p.75, pl. 12.
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