ID 1071187
Lot 2 | A SET OF SIX WILLIAM III WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 8 000
CIRCA 1700, IN THE MANNER OF DANIEL MAROT
The high backs with crestings centred by fleur-de-lis, the central pierced foliate splats centred by a carved rosette flanked by plain columns above caned seats on tapering, bulbous turned supports joined by an x-shaped stretcher, together with five pink damask seat pads each with a 19th century needle-work panel, old repairs and restorations
52 ½ in. (133.5 cm) high; 23 ½ in. (60 cm.) wide; 22 ½ in. (58 cm.) deep
Provenance
By repute: Anna Maria Sandys, née Colbrooke, 1720-1806, wife of Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys (1726-1797) and by descent.
Literature
Ombersley Court Inventory, June 1963, annotated Ombersley MS, in The Grand Hall.
Medium: | Wood, Walnut |
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Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs |
Medium: | Wood, Walnut |
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Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |||||
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