OF GEORGE II STYLE, 20TH CENTURY, COMPRISING A SET OF FIVE AND A PAIR

Details

A MATCHED SET OF SEVEN ENGLISH GILTWOOD ARMCHAIRS
OF GEORGE II STYLE, 20TH CENTURY, COMPRISING A SET OF FIVE AND A PAIR
Each with a padded back, flowerhead-carved arms and seat, on eagle and shell-headed cabriole legs with ball-and-claw feet, two covered in crimson silk damask, two in ivory, one in yellow, and two in crimson velvet, minor differences in detail
43¾ in. (111 cm.) high; 32 in. (81 cm.) wide; 33¼ in. (84.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Made by Mr. Spearing, Estate Carpenter, for Crichel in the 1960s

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
H. Avray Tipping, 'Crichel, Dorset', Country Life, 23 May 1925, p. 819, fig. 8.

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Lot Essay

The chairs were executed by Mr. Spearing, Estate Carpenter, to extend the superb George II giltwood suite of at least 6 armchairs and two sofas in the East Hall at Crichel (see H.Avray Tipping, 'Crichel, Dorset', Country Life, 23 May 1925, p.819, fig. 8). The latter were sold Christie's, London, 4 July 2013, lots 34 (the chairs) and 35 (the sofas).

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