A SET OF SIXTEEN LATE GEORGE II MAHOGANY DINING-CHAIRS

Lot 51
02.07.2024 17:00UTC +01:00
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£ 250 000
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1250841
Lot 51 | A SET OF SIXTEEN LATE GEORGE II MAHOGANY DINING-CHAIRS
Estimate value
£ 250 000 – 400 000
A SET OF SIXTEEN LATE GEORGE II MAHOGANY DINING-CHAIRS
CIRCA 1755
Each with a shaped toprail carved with acanthus motifs, the shoulders embellished with cabochons above moulded uprights, flanking a pierced interlaced splat carved with C-scrolls and rockwork motif, the padded seat covered in close-nailed sage silk damask, the paneled square chamfered legs filled with blind fret carving of bells and rosettes, on block feet, joined by square and chamfered stretchers, originally with pierced angle-brackets
37 in. (94 cm.) high; 23 in. (58.5 cm.) wide; 22 ¾ in. (58 cm.) deep




Provenance

Almost certainly supplied to George Weller-Poley Esq., Boxted Hall, Suffolk;
The Property of the Trustees of the J.H. Weller-Poley Will Trust; Christie's, London, 3 July 1997, lot 20 (for £375,500 inc. premium), where acquired by the present owner.
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