A SET OF TEN EARLY GEORGE III WALNUT CHAIRS

Lot 11
17.03.2022 11:00UTC +00:00
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£ 20 160
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 720581
Lot 11 | A SET OF TEN EARLY GEORGE III WALNUT CHAIRS
Estimate value
£ 18 000 – 25 000
Each with slightly arched rectangular padded back edged with applied rosette-carved moulding, the padded seats similarly edged, covered in celadon silk damask decorated with baskets of flowers, on square legs carved with rounded rectangular panels of flower-filled trellis and wrapped with carved foliage, fruit and acorns, on guttae feet and headed by pierced 'Chinese' angle brackets, the legs of eight of the chairs cut and reattached, some not reattached to the original chairs, the guttae feet probably reduced, some losses and replacements to the edge moulding and angle brackets throughout
39 in. (99 cm.) high; 231/2 in. (60 cm.) wide; 26 in. (66 cm.) deep
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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