Lot 164
GEORGE III 'CHINESE CHIPPENDALE' MAHOGANY ARMCHAIR, IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE
MID 18TH CENTURY
Auction: Day One: 18 May 2022 | From 11:00
Description
the square back above a wide square seat flanked by fret carved arms, raised on square fret carved fore legs with pierced corner brackets, and squared slightly splayed rear legs, the blue patterned faille upholstery with close nail trim
Dimensions
69cm wide, 93cm high, 46cm deep
Footnote
Note: The open fretwork of these chairs is typical of the 'Chinese manner' popularised by Thomas Chippendale and derive from Plates XXIII, XXIV and XXV of the First Edition of his Gentleman and Cabinet-maker's Director (1754). The fret-carving of the present chair relates to a design seen in Plate XXV. Chippendale's designs included open lattice-work backs, here though, the chair back has been fully upholstered.
A pair of identical chairs to the present lot, sold Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, The Walter P. Chrysler Collection, Part One, 29 and 30 April, 1960, previously the Collection of Mrs. John E. Rovensky, Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1957