A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III SOLID MAHOGANY ARMCHAIRS
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A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III SOLID MAHOGANY ARMCHAIRS

CIRCA 1765

Details
A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III SOLID MAHOGANY ARMCHAIRS
CIRCA 1765
Each with a shaped foliate and C-scroll carved toprail centering a cartouche, above an upholstered back, with scrolling arm supports above a padded seat, the seat rail with central cartouche, raised on acanthus-carved cabriole legs, ending in scroll feet, upholstered in green silk damask
Provenance
Acquired from Vernay & Jussel, New York, 12 November 1991.
The Irving Collection, no. L03.
Special notice
Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.

Lot Essay

The present armchairs are elegantly serpentined in the George II 'picturesque' style and relate to Thomas Chippendale's French 'Easy Chair' patterns in The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1754 (pl. XXI). A pair of armchairs of similarly serpentined outline were supplied to Sir William Courtenay, 3rd Bt. and 1st Viscount Courtenay (1710-1762) for Powderham Castle, Devon.

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