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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIRS
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIRS

ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN LINNELL, CIRCA 1770

Fermé16 December 2008

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIRS
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN LINNELL, CIRCA 1770
Each with a chanelled frame with finely carved husk-trails and paterae, the arms with stiff-leaf wrapped sphere terminals on downswept supports, the padded back, arms and seat covered in striped material, the inside back seatrail stamped WG (2)

Note du spécialiste

The ball handholds clasped by acanthus, or stiff-leaves as on the present pair, are a recurrent motif in John Linnell's documented work. These appear on a set of armchairs supplied to Robert Child for Osterley Park, Middlesex in circa 1768, a set supplied to the Earl of Harewood for Harewood House, Yorkshire in circa 1775 and seat furniture supplied to the Duke of Argyll for Inverary Castle in circa 1775-1778 (see H. Hayward and P. Kirkham, William and John Linnell, London, 1980, vol.II, figs. 72, 88 and 89). This feature also appears on a design attributed to Linnell of circa 1770-1775 (op.cit, fig.87).