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Fine & Important European Furniture, Fine Art & Antiques
A pair of George III carved wood and gilt gesso armchairs, in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, c1770. The cartouch shaped backs with applied honeysuckle cresting and a pair of shaped arms with crisp acanthus terminals above a serpentine seat with arcaded seat rail Supported on turned and fluted rear and fore supports. 96 cm high x 56 cm deep x 62 cm wide
Lot 264, Sotheby’s 2 November 2011, London
Sold for £3,000
Condition Report
Some flaking of the gilding
Signs of extensive restoration to the seat frame due to historical woodworm
The chairs are re-gilt
The seat frames are capped see images
the seat rails show some unexplained auger bit holes on their inner faces see the images for clarification.
A pair of George III carved wood and gilt gesso armchairs, in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, c1770. The cartouch shaped backs with applied honeysuckle cresting and a pair of shaped arms with crisp acanthus terminals above a serpentine seat with arcaded seat rail Supported on turned and fluted rear and fore supports. 96 cm high x 56 cm deep x 62 cm wide
ProvenanceLot 264, Sotheby’s 2 November 2011, London
