A Set of Four George II Burr Walnut and Mahogany Side Chairs, Circa 1725

Almost certainly supplied for Richard Fitzwilliam, 5th Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion (d.1743) for Mount Merrion House, Dublin (based on the crowned F brand);

Possibly by descent to the 6th Viscount (d.1776), who married Catherine, daughter of Sir Matthew Decker Bt. of Richmond;

The Dukes of Queensberry, Queensberry House, Richmond;

Viscount Cave (d.1928), Lord Chancellor, purchased from the above;

William B. Jaffe;

French and Company, Inc., New York, purchased from the above on 10 May 1946;

Acquired by Mrs. George W. Crawford on 22 July 1946 ($1,500);

Thence by descent to Annie Laurie Aitken;

Russell B. Aitken, Champ Soleil, Newport, Rhode Island;

Christie's New York, 25 November 2003, lot 153;

Where acquired by Aso O. Tavitian.