ID 820139 
Lot 569  | A PAIR OF GEORGE III FUSTIC WINDOW SEATS
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 25 000 
CIRCA 1765, IN THE MANNER OF JOHN VARDY
The out-scrolled arms carved with foliate scrolls and ruffles and covered in French gros and petit point needlework, circa 1710, on square tapering legs with foliate caps above leafy sprays and pendant flowers and foliate-carved block feet, replacements to rails, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label
30 3/4 in. (78 cm.) high, 44 1/2 in. (114 cm.) wide, 18 1/2 in. (47.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Property of a Gentleman; Christie's, London, 7 July 1994, lot 151.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
The needlepoint covering acquired from Mayorcas, Ltd., London by Ann and Gordon Getty.
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| Medium: | Mahogany, Wood | 
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| Historical era: | Georgian period | 
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom | 
| Category: | Benches | 
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs | 
| Medium: | Mahogany, Wood | 
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| Historical era: | Georgian period | 
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom | 
| Category: | Benches | 
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs | 
| Address of auction | CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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