Sale 4970
London, South Kensington
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21 November 2006
Price realised
GBP 2,040
Estimate
A SET OF SIX REGENCY GOTHIC WALNUT DINING CHAIRS FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, AFTER A DESIGN BY GEORGE SMITH Each with a square channelled back with lancet-filled arch and pierced quatrefoils and trefoils, a padded seat and panelled square section legs (6)
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These chairs relate closely to a design by George Smith in A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture, 1808, and a similar chair is illustrated in Frances Collard Regency Furniture, Woodbridge, 1985, p.190.
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