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IN THE MANNER OF JOHN COBB, CIRCA 1775
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A GEORGE III SOLID MAHOGANY ARMCHAIR
IN THE MANNER OF JOHN COBB, CIRCA 1775
The husk carved back arms and seat upholstered in cream fabric, on acanthus carved legs, with inventory inscribed label DR 53.1849.
IN THE MANNER OF JOHN COBB, CIRCA 1775
The husk carved back arms and seat upholstered in cream fabric, on acanthus carved legs, with inventory inscribed label DR 53.1849.
Provenance
Acquired from Mallett of Bath, September 1949.
Literature
D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, p. 289, no. 298.
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