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Lot Essay
The serpentined hall stools are similar in form to a set of twenty-six, of which twenty-four were almost certainly supplied by Thomas Chippendale (d.1779) for the Library of Christ Church, Oxford University, and are recorded in the volume of Building Accounts as;
21 July 1764
Mr. Chippendale's Bill Stools for the Library 38 15 -
Paid postage for his receipt of paym't for the same & letter 6
Saunders for Carriage of the Stools from London 18 6
Given the number of related sets in other Oxford colleges it seems likely Chippendale refined a popular 'Oxford' design type, and that his version was subsequently copied by local firms (C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, vol. I, Leeds, 1978, p. 165; vol. II, p. 213, fig. 386). Other sets exist in many country house collections and another related stool is illustrated in the Hall at Syon House, Middlesex (E. Harris, The Furniture of Robert Adam, London, 1963, fig. 13).
A single related stool was sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 28 November 2003, lot 44 (£11,352 including premium).
21 July 1764
Mr. Chippendale's Bill Stools for the Library 38 15 -
Paid postage for his receipt of paym't for the same & letter 6
Saunders for Carriage of the Stools from London 18 6
Given the number of related sets in other Oxford colleges it seems likely Chippendale refined a popular 'Oxford' design type, and that his version was subsequently copied by local firms (C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, vol. I, Leeds, 1978, p. 165; vol. II, p. 213, fig. 386). Other sets exist in many country house collections and another related stool is illustrated in the Hall at Syon House, Middlesex (E. Harris, The Furniture of Robert Adam, London, 1963, fig. 13).
A single related stool was sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 28 November 2003, lot 44 (£11,352 including premium).