Lot 94
PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY LADDER BACK SIDE CHAIRS, IN THE MANNER OF GILES GRENDEY
18TH CENTURY
Auction: Day 1
£945
Description
the shaped ladder backs above wide stuffover needlework seats with close nail trim, raised on square legs joined by stretchers (2)
Dimensions
58cm wide, 93cm high, 48cm deep
Footnote
Note: The design for these chairs can be attributed to the London furniture maker Giles Grendey, who is known to have made this model. A related chair is illustrated in C. Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, Leeds 1996, p.242, pl.436. and is one of a set of labelled chairs in Newport Church, Essex.