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A SET OF EIGHT LATE REGENCY MAHOGANY CURRULE FORM CHAIRS
Lot 64

A SET OF EIGHT LATE REGENCY MAHOGANY CURRULE FORM CHAIRS

BY W. PAUL, CIRCA 1820

Closed7 May 2008

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GBP 17,300

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A SET OF EIGHT LATE REGENCY MAHOGANY CURRULE FORM CHAIRS
BY W. PAUL, CIRCA 1820
Comprising a pair of bergeres and six chairs, the bergeres inscribed in black ink 'W. Paul 1820', terminating in tapering splayed legs on castors, one leg spliced (8)

Probably acquired by Sir John Gladstone for Seaforth House, Liverpool.

Specialist note

This French form of Drawing Room chair, with Grecian-scrolled tablets and frames was popularised with the launch in 1809 of Rudolph Ackermann's, The Repository of Arts. Here he recommended their upholstery 'with the best red morocco leather, velvet, or (which is far more elegant) rich damask silk, ornamented with rich Persian fringe, and beautifully bordered en suite with the window curtains.

W. Paul was probably a journeyman chairmaker working for Gillows.