Lot Essay
The painted monogram on this stool may be 'AR', below a Queen's crown, which may relate to Adelaide, daughter of George, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Queen of William IV (d. 1837).
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Details
A GEORGE III PAINTED STOOL
The rectangular padded seat covered in buttoned floral-patterned material, above serpentine seatrails, on cabriole legs painted with a Queen's crown above a monogram '...A(?) R', the decoration refreshed
15 in. (38 cm.) high; 19½ in. (49.5 cm.) wide; 16½ in. (42 cm.) deep
The rectangular padded seat covered in buttoned floral-patterned material, above serpentine seatrails, on cabriole legs painted with a Queen's crown above a monogram '...A(?) R', the decoration refreshed
15 in. (38 cm.) high; 19½ in. (49.5 cm.) wide; 16½ in. (42 cm.) deep
Provenance
Possibly Queen Adelaide (d. 1849).
Bought from Mallett, London, 7 May 1971 for £423.
Bought from Mallett, London, 7 May 1971 for £423.
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