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CIRCA 1750
Details
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIR
CIRCA 1750
The crest rail carved with foliage and C-scrolls above a pierced vase-shaped splat centred by a knot and with rosettes, on acanthus-carved cabriole legs with claw-and-ball feet, the drop-in seat covered in contemporary floral petit-point needlework
39 in. (99 cm.) high; 28 ¼ in. (72.5 cm.) wide; 25 ½ in (65 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1750
The crest rail carved with foliage and C-scrolls above a pierced vase-shaped splat centred by a knot and with rosettes, on acanthus-carved cabriole legs with claw-and-ball feet, the drop-in seat covered in contemporary floral petit-point needlework
39 in. (99 cm.) high; 28 ¼ in. (72.5 cm.) wide; 25 ½ in (65 cm.) deep
Provenance
With Maple & Co., Tottenham Court Road, London, exhibited at the Antiques Dealer's Fair, Grosvenor House, in 1954.
Sold in October 1954 to F.W. Tomlinson Esq., Wellfield, Northumberland (described by Maple & Co in a letter to Mr Tomlinson as '…an extremely fine specimen of design, craftsmanship and preservation. The carving … is of very high quality and the chair is exceptional in that it has survived since about 1780 with the patina of age unspoilt by restoration.').
With Apter-Fredericks, London, 2003.
Private Collection, California, USA.
Sold in October 1954 to F.W. Tomlinson Esq., Wellfield, Northumberland (described by Maple & Co in a letter to Mr Tomlinson as '…an extremely fine specimen of design, craftsmanship and preservation. The carving … is of very high quality and the chair is exceptional in that it has survived since about 1780 with the patina of age unspoilt by restoration.').
With Apter-Fredericks, London, 2003.
Private Collection, California, USA.
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Amelia Walker
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