A SET OF SIX LATE VICTORIAN MAHOGANY DINING-CHAIRS

BY GILLOW & CO., CIRCA 1900, AFTER A DESIGN BY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE

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A SET OF SIX LATE VICTORIAN MAHOGANY DINING-CHAIRS
BY GILLOW & CO., CIRCA 1900, AFTER A DESIGN BY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE
Each with a ribbon carved splat above a close-nailed red leatherette seat, the gadrooned frieze on cabriole legs embellished with c-scrolls and acanthus leaves, stamped 'Gillow & Co.' and numbered '17788', one chair labelled with initials 'H.J.H.E.'
40 ½ in. (103 cm.) high; 25 ½ in. (65 cm.) wide; 20 ¾ in. (53 cm.) deep

Provenance

Almost certainly Sir Henry Hope Edwardes Bt., Wootton Hall, Derbyshire, and by descent to
Lt. Col. Herbert James Hope-Edwardes, Netley Hall, Shropshire, and by descent to
Lady More (née Hope-Edwardes formerly, Coldwell), Netley Hall, and subsequently Linley Hall, Shropshire, and by descent.

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Lot Essay

From surviving bills in the family archive it is known that Sir Henry Hope Edwardes Bt. patronised Gillow & Co., 176 Oxford St., from as early as 1867 so it is most likely that he would have acquired these splendid chairs directly from the firm. The present model is after a design published by Thomas Chippendale for 'Ribband Back Chairs' which features in 'The Gentleman & Cabinet-Makers Director' (third edition), London, 1762, pl. xv.

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