Live Auction 8012Lyons Demesne Works of Art from The Collection of The Late Dr. Tony Ryan
A PAIR OF GEORGE III CREAM-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT ELBOW-CHAIRS
Lot 24

A PAIR OF GEORGE III CREAM-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT ELBOW-CHAIRS

CIRCA 1790, ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, AFTER A DESIGN BY WYATT

Closed14 July 2011

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GBP 5,000

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III CREAM-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT ELBOW-CHAIRS
CIRCA 1790, ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, AFTER A DESIGN BY WYATT
Each shield-shaped back above downswept padded arms and seat covered in striped pale-lemon coloured silk, one arm with restored break, re-decorated, possibly originally intended with a padded splat
38½ in. (97 cm.) high (2)

The Property of a Gentleman, sold Christie's London, 27 November 2003, lot 9.

Specialist note

These chairs relate to a design published in the Estimate Sketch Books of Gillows of London and Lancaster, circa 1785-1790, illustrated in L. Boynton (ed.), Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800, Royston, 1995, fig. 266.