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Lot Essay
These chairs copy a design published by Thomas Chippendale in his The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1754, pl.XXV. Chippendale describes these chairs as 'Gothick' and 'fit for Eating-Parlours'.
A pair of armchairs to this precise design covered in 18th century needlework and possibly from the same set was sold 'A Private Collection', Sotheby's New York, 22 April 1995, lot 100 ($74,000).
A pair of armchairs to this precise design covered in 18th century needlework and possibly from the same set was sold 'A Private Collection', Sotheby's New York, 22 April 1995, lot 100 ($74,000).