CIRCA 1765

Details

A GEORGE II MAHOGANY DOUBLE-CHAIRBACK SETTEE
CIRCA 1765
With pierced foliate-carved splats above an associated 18th century Chinoiserie needlework seat, above blind-fret carved legs and pierced brackets, the feet tipped
47 in. (119.5 cm.) long

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 22 April 1999, lot 151.

Literature

Possibly M. Harris and Sons, A Catalogue and Index of Old Furniture and Works of Decorative Art, n.d. (circa 1927), part II, p. 264.

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Lot Essay

A settee of this model shown in situ in a private collection is illustrated in E. Eerdmans, Classic English Design and Antiques: Period Styles and Furniture. The Hyde Park Antiques Collection, New York, 2006, p. 95. One of these settees is illustrated in M. Harris and Sons, A Catalogue and Index of Old Furniture and Works of Decorative Art, n.d. (circa 1927), part II, p. 264.

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