A GEORGE III GILTWOOD ARMCHAIR IN THE MANNER OF JOHN LINNELL CIRCA 1780

with stamped numerals 503 to underside of front seat rail. Regilt.

Overall in good condition, the seat rails with areas of old worm, slight separations at lines of construction, some minor areas of wear, small chips and flaking to the gilding, some areas of re-gilding and minor inpainting.
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The present chair bears similarity to a number of chairs designed by John Linnell, particularly to two suites of furniture he designed for the Duke of Argyle at Inveraray Castle, c. 1775-1778.  The thinness of the armrest supports and the use of paterae heading the front legs are similar to a set of six chairs at Inveraray Castle illustrated in Helena Hayward and Pat Kirkham, William and John Linnell,  New York, 1980, p. 46, fig. 90. The use of guilloche on the aprons is similar to the suite of furniture in the drawing room at Inveraray. (op. cit., p. 130, figs 256, 257) Other characteristics of Linnell's designs include the foliate carving at the junction of the armrest and the backrest and to the carving of the backrest supports, seen in other examples as well as in a pen and ink drawing by Linnell, c. 1770-75 (op. cit., p. 45, fig. 87, 88).