Lot Essay
It was on this chair that the famous 'fish-bag' was left by Jennifer Heber-Percy after she left Faringdon circa 1945 (S. Zinovieff, op. cit., p. 3).
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PROPERTY FROM FARINGDON HOUSE, OXFORDSHIRE, LOTS 1-145
AN ITALIAN ROCOCO GILTWOOD OPEN ARMCHAIR
MID-18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY VENETIAN
Details
AN ITALIAN ROCOCO GILTWOOD OPEN ARMCHAIR
MID-18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY VENETIAN
The padded back and seat covered in striped silk, later gilded
42 ¾ in. (108.5 cm.) high; 26 ¼ in. (66.5 cm.) wide; 21 ¼ in. (54 cm.) deep
MID-18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY VENETIAN
The padded back and seat covered in striped silk, later gilded
42 ¾ in. (108.5 cm.) high; 26 ¼ in. (66.5 cm.) wide; 21 ¼ in. (54 cm.) deep
Literature
M. Girouard, ‘Faringdon House, Berkshire - II, The Home of Mr. Robert Heber-Percy.’, Country Life, 19 May 1966, p. 1248. fig 5., illustrated in the large drawing room.
S. Zinovieff, The Mad Boy, Lord Berners, My Grandmother and Me, London, 2014, p. XII.
S. Zinovieff, The Mad Boy, Lord Berners, My Grandmother and Me, London, 2014, p. XII.
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