A PAIR OF GEORGE II GILTWOOD ARMCHAIRS

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22.10.2022 10:00UTC -04:00
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ID 820046
Lot 328 | A PAIR OF GEORGE II GILTWOOD ARMCHAIRS
A PAIR OF GEORGE II GILTWOOD ARMCHAIRS

CIRCA 1740

Each rectangular front, back, and seat covered in late nineteenth century hand-loomed crimson and gold Bevilacqua velvet, and with silk velvet damask covered arms and rear back, raised on cabriole legs with C-scrolls, scrolling foliage and a central cartouche, hairy paw feet, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty collection label, minor variations to carving, the arms probably originally conceived to be upholstered, en suite with the subsequent lot

39 1/2 in. (100.3 cm.) high, 30 in. (76.2 cm.) wide, 30 1/2 in. (77.5 cm.) deep





Provenance

By repute (according to the Partridge invoice), formerly at 'Old Buckingham Palace', possibly referring to Buckingham House before it was acquired by George III.

Acquired from Partridge, London, by Ann and Gordon Getty in 1979.





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