A SET OF EIGHT GEORGE III MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS , SEVEN LATE 18TH CENTURY AND ONE SIDE CHAIR LATER | Christie's

Sale 4941

European Furniture, Works of Arts, Tapestries and Carpets

London, South Kensington

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17 January 2006

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Lot 279

A SET OF EIGHT GEORGE III MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS

SEVEN LATE 18TH CENTURY AND ONE SIDE CHAIR LATER

Price realised

GBP 7,200

Estimate

GBP 4,000 - GBP 6,000

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A SET OF EIGHT GEORGE III MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS
SEVEN LATE 18TH CENTURY AND ONE SIDE CHAIR LATER
Including a pair of open armchairs, each with an interlaced shield shaped back centred by ribbon-tied Prince of Wales Feathers, a padded seat and panelled square tapering legs, restorations, the later chair with slight variation to the carving. (8)
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Lot Essay

A sketch for a closely related dining-chair for the Dining-room at Workington Hall, Cumberland, appears in the 1788 Estimate Sketch Book of Gillows of London and Lancaster ( L.Boynton, (ed), Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800, Royston, 1995, fig.272).

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