A PAIR OF GEORGE II WALNUT STOOLS

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29.11.2023 10:30UTC +01:00
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Lot 49 | A PAIR OF GEORGE II WALNUT STOOLS
A PAIR OF GEORGE II WALNUT STOOLS

SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY EITHER BY OR UPHOLSTERED BY SAMUEL BOLUS, WORCESTER

Each covered in wool-work, one stool reframed and with inscribed, apparently contemporary undercloth

One stool: 18 in. (45.5 cm.) high; 21 in. (53 cm.) wide; 17 in. (43.5 cm.) deep; the other: 17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) high; 21 ¾ in. (55 cm.) wide; 17 ¾ in. (45 cm.) deep





Provenance

Almost certainly Samuel, 1st Baron Sandys (1695-1770), and by descent.



Literature

Possibly in Ombersley Court Inventory, c. 1770-1775, Ombersley MS, where listed in 'The Wardrobe'.

Ombersley Court Inventory, June 1963, annotated Ombersley MS, where listed in 'The Chinese Room', the 'Dressing Room' and in the 'East Bedroom'.
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