Furniture, Clocks & Works of Art

A pair of George II carved mahogany side chairs, possibly Ireland or North England, mid-18th century

UK: Greenford Park WarehouseMargin Scheme

Auction Closed

November 9, 01:23 PM GTNN

Estimate

6,000 - 10,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A pair of George II carved mahogany side chairs

possibly Ireland or North England, mid-18th century

the yoke-shaped top-rail with scrolled ends, above a pierced splat with punched decorated ‘C’ scroll, the shaped drop-in seat above a waved apron, on cabriole front legs carved with acanthus leaves and ‘C’ scrolls and with claw and ball feet, the swept back legs chamfered on all four edges and joined by a turned stretcher

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A related pair of chairs, formerly in the collects ion of the Art Institute of Chicago (Acc. Nos. 1970.1221A & 1970.1221.B), were sold Replica Shoes 's New York, 26-27th January 2000, lot 264 ($34,500) and subsequently Replica Shoes 's New York, The Devenish collects ion, 24 April 2008, lot 68 ($55,000). The present pair are distinguished by the highly unusual treatment of the back splat, with its idiosyncratic punched C-scroll, and which recalls the output of furniture makers in Ireland and the North of England.

A set of six chairs of this model, to which this pair possibly belonged, was advertised in the Connoisseur, June 1919, with E.Burr, Bedford (information kindly provided by Christopher Coles)

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