Lot 415
FINE PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND UPHOLSTERED GAINSBOROUGH CHAIRS
MADE FOR HACKWOOD PARK, CIRCA 1765
Auction: 31 March 2010 at 12:00 BST
£56,450
Description
the arched backs and serpentine seats covered in foliate pattern silk fabric with reeded outscrolling arms above shaped aprons, raised on carved cabriole legs ending in scroll feet with castors, one of the seat rails inscribed in pencil 'north'
Dimensions
102cm high, 68.5cm wide, Seat 53cm deep.
Footnote
Provenance: Purchased from Michael Lipitch Ltd in 2003.
Note: For a similar pair of chairs, see Christie's 'Important English Furniture and Carpets' sale, 8th July 1999, lot 57.
See also article in Christie's catalogue 'Hackwood Park' sale 20-22 April, 1998 'The Hackwood French Elbow Chairs' , page 72, lots 79-83.