Live Auction 5989Christie's Interiors
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY HUMP-BACK SOFA
Lot 547

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY HUMP-BACK SOFA

LATE 18TH CENTURY

Closed5 October 2010

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GBP 5,625

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY HUMP-BACK SOFA
LATE 18TH CENTURY
The padded serpentine back and seat later upholstered in yellow damask, with two bolsters, squab cushion and three loose cushions, flanked by channel moulded scroll sides and legs joined by stretchers
88½ in. (225 cm.) wide overall

Thomas Stapleton (d 1821) for Carlton Hall and thence by descent. Sotheby's, Carlton Towers Sale, London, 4 November 2009, lot 114.

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When offered for sale at Sotheby's this sofa was catalogued as listed in: Catalogue of All the Furniture and Effects in Carlton Hall Selbyi 1854, p. 104, listed in Her Ladyships Boudoir, south end of the wing leading from the bedroomi