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A GEORGE II WALNUT CLOSE STOOL
Lot 464 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOT 464)

A GEORGE II WALNUT CLOSE STOOL

CIRCA 1730 AND ALTERED

Closed20 October 2011

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A GEORGE II WALNUT CLOSE STOOL
CIRCA 1730 AND ALTERED
The hinged top surmounted by two false leather-bound books, above scalloped apron and cabriole legs
21¾ in. (55 cm.) high, 19½ in. (49.5 cm.) wide, 15½ in. (39 cm.) deep

Specialist note

A similar walnut close stool, circa 1725, with two dummy books forming the lid, is illustrated in R.W. Symonds, English Furniture from Charles II to George II, New York, 1929, pg. 158, fig. 107.