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A PAIR OF GEORGE II GILTWOOD ARMCHAIRS

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$ 201 600
Auction dateClassic
22.10.2022 10:00UTC -04:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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USA, New York
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ID 820053
Lot 372 | A PAIR OF GEORGE II GILTWOOD ARMCHAIRS
A PAIR OF GEORGE II GILTWOOD ARMCHAIRS

CIRCA 1755

Each with a molded serpentine giltwood frame with padded arms and seat, covered in a French ice-blue Bizarre Japonnerie silk damask, circa 1708, also upholstered to the reverse, with scrolled hand-holds, with shaped seat rails carved with a cabochon within a C-scroll and ruffled cartouche, the cabriole legs headed by stylized inverted shells within C-scrolls above foliate clasps and edged with ruffles continuing to molded scrolled toes, minor variations to carving commensurate with production of a large set, with batten-carrying holes, illegible pencil inscription to the front rail of upholstery sub-frame of one chair, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label

39 1/2 in. (100 cm.) high, 28 1/2 in. (72 cm.) wide





Provenance

Probably commissioned by William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington (1719-1779) for Elvaston Castle, Derbyshire.

Thence by descent to William Henry Leicester Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington (1922-2009).

The Property of the Rt. Hon. Earl of Harrington, removed from Elvaston Castle, Derby; Sotheby's, London, 8 November 1963, lot 179.

The Property of a Nobleman; Christie's, London, 30 June 1977, lot 31.

With Mallett Antiques Ltd., London.

The fabric acquired from Francesca Galloway Ltd., London, by Ann and Gordon Getty.





Literature

L Synge, Antique Furniture, London, 1977, pl. 41a, p. 127.

L. Synge, Mallett's Great English Furniture, London, 1991, p. 92. fig.100.



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Medium:Giltwood
Historical era:Georgian period
Place of origin:Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom
Category:Armchair, Chair
Auction house category:Furniture and Lamps
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