ID 1071245
Lot 49 | A PAIR OF GEORGE II WALNUT STOOLS
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
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'.
| Medium: | Mahogany, Wood |
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| Art style: | Regency |
| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Medium: | Mahogany, Wood |
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| Art style: | Regency |
| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Address of auction |
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