Lot Essay
Stanley Pratt's advertisement in 1970 noted that the stools had been 'restored to their original decoration as revealed by the removal of a later overpainting'.
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CIRCA 1690
Details
A PAIR OF WILLIAM AND MARY CREAM AND POLYCHROME-PAINTED STOOLS
CIRCA 1690
Each with rectangular seat covered in floral needlework on faceted legs with pierced arched stretchers, the needlework probably 18th century and with re-worked ground, decoration largely original but refreshed
15 in. (38 cm.) high, 21 in. (53 cm.) wide, 16 ½ in. (42 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1690
Each with rectangular seat covered in floral needlework on faceted legs with pierced arched stretchers, the needlework probably 18th century and with re-worked ground, decoration largely original but refreshed
15 in. (38 cm.) high, 21 in. (53 cm.) wide, 16 ½ in. (42 cm.) deep
Provenance
With Stanley J. Pratt, London, circa 1970 (advertised in The Connoisseur, January 1970).
Bequest of Irwin Untermyer, 1973.
Bequest of Irwin Untermyer, 1973.
Sale room notice
Please note, the decoration is largely refreshed.