A PAIR OF GEORGE II BURR WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS

Lot 145
21.10.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
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$ 20 320
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 145 | A PAIR OF GEORGE II BURR WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS
Estimate value
$ 20 000 – 30 000
Each with shell-carved cresting above a vasiform splat, each front rail carved with a stylized shell in a cartouche, the cabriole legs with shell-carved knees and claw-and-ball feet, one frame stamped 'I', its drop-in seat covered in associated floral petit-point needlework circa late seventeenth/early eighteenth century, the other frame stamped 'VII', its drop-in seat later and slightly too large for its frame and covered in petit-point and gros-point needlework, possibly also later; the chair stamped 'VII' with remnants of paper label inscribed in ink, 'forty one / 41', and chair 'I' with similar label fragment inscribed in ink, 'one'; minor variations to carving between the chairs
431/4 in. (110 cm.) high, 211/2 in. (55 cm.) wide, 241/2 in. (62.5 cm.) deep
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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