CIRCA 1770

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIR
CIRCA 1770
The shaped toprail centred by an anthemion, above a pierced vase-shaped splat carved with a tied ribbon and a pearl-swagged anthemion, above a drop-in-seat covered in yellow-striped silk, on square legs with stretchers, restorations
36 1/2 in. (93 cm.) high; 25 in. (63 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep

Provenance

Acquired from Frank Partridge, London, 1958 by the Constituents of Leamington.
Presented to The Earl of Avon by the Conservative Association, Leamington, 1958.

Literature

C. Hussey, 'Fyfield Manor, Wiltshire - II, the Home of the Earl and Countess of Avon', Country Life, 28 September 1961, p. 693 (illustrated in Lord Avon's study).

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