TWO GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIRS

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THE PROPERTY OF THE EXECUTORS OF THE LATE SIR EMMANUEL KAYE C.B.E. (LOTS 301-451)

細節

TWO GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIRS
One chair:
The ribbon-swagged shield-shaped back with Prince of Wales feathers, above downswept arms with scroll terminals, above a shaped padded seat covered in green material, on square fluted tapering legs and spade feet, restorations to splat
The other chair:
The waved toprail carved with an urn issuing acanthus husks, above a pierced patera and star splat, with outcurved arms on shaped supports, above a padded drop-in seat covered in later green foliate crewelwork on an ivory ground, on square legs joined by stretchers, restorations (2)

來源

The shield-back armchair: bought from Mallett, London, 6 August 1965, for £441.
The other armchair: bought from Norman Adams, 4 April 1957, for £145.

注意事項

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品專文

Armchairs of this form relate closely to a design by Gillows illustrated in the company's Estimate Sketch Book for 1788. Similar chairs are also illustrated in designs by Hepplewhite published in The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide, 1788, pls. 1 and 21. Other examples are in P. Macquoid, The Age of Satinwood, London, 1919, fig. 168; H. Cescinsky, English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century, London, 1911, vol. III, p. 347, fig. 384 and M. Tomlin, Catalogue of Adam Period Furniture, London, 1982, pl. 5.