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A PAIR OF GEORGE II MAHOGANY AND FIGURED MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS
Each with stepped toprail carved with rockwork and foliage above a solid eared vase-shaped splat and drop-in seat covered in yellow velvet, with waved apron and on cabriole legs headed by foliate carving below an arched scroll, on webbed claw and ball feet, both chairs with two angle brackets replaced (2)
Each with stepped toprail carved with rockwork and foliage above a solid eared vase-shaped splat and drop-in seat covered in yellow velvet, with waved apron and on cabriole legs headed by foliate carving below an arched scroll, on webbed claw and ball feet, both chairs with two angle brackets replaced (2)
Provenance
Almost certainly acquired by William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose (d.1954), probably from M. Harris and Sons circa 1924
Thence by descent
Thence by descent
Literature
Connoisseur, August 1924, trade advertisement M. Harris and Sons (nine side chairs and one armchair)
M. Harris and Sons, An Abridged Introductory Catalogue of Antique Furniture and Works of Art, London, n.d. (circa 1928), p. 34, no. F9268 (nine side chairs and one armchair)
M. Harris and Sons, An Abridged Introductory Catalogue of Antique Furniture and Works of Art, London, n.d. (circa 1928), p. 34, no. F9268 (nine side chairs and one armchair)
Special notice
VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer’s premium.