Lot 43
GOOD PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND BEECH 'CHINESE CHIPPENDALE' ARMCHAIRS
CIRCA 1760
Auction: 26 March 2013 at 11:00 GMT
£5,625
Description
each with an arched and foliate scroll carved top rail over a lattice work straight back and slightly scrolling open lattice work arms, over a plank seat and blind fret carved seat rail, raised on straight square blind fret carved legs joined by an H-form stretcher (2)
Dimensions
60cm wide, 102cm high, 47cm deep
Footnote
Provenance: Property from a Scottish country house
Note: The design for these chairs is taken almost exactly from Thomas Chippendale's Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, plate XXVII. It incorporates a number of Chinese influences including the blind fret carving and open trellis found throughout Chippendale's design book.