ATTRIBUTED TO PAUL SAUNDERS, CIRCA 1765

Details

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIR
ATTRIBUTED TO PAUL SAUNDERS, CIRCA 1765
With later side rails

Provenance

[Possibly] part of a larger set supplied to James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale (1736-1802), possibly for Lowther Hall, Westmoreland or Lowther Lodge, London and by descent to Hon. William Lowther (1821-1912); Christie, Manson and Woods, London, 16 May 1912, lot 127 (a set of four) (to Mallett for £183 15s)
With Mallett & Son, London and sold to the Museum in 1913.
Rogers Fund, 1913.

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Lot Essay

The same distinctive flutes feature on a number of pieces attributed to the Soho firm of cabinet-makers and upholsterers founded around 1751 by Paul Saunders in partnership with George Smith Bradshaw (d.1812). Based around Carlisle House, Soho Square and 59 Greek Street, Saunders established a substantial workshop and enjoyed the patronage of many aristocratic clients both in London and the country.

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