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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS
Lot 39

A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS

CIRCA 1760-65, PROBABLY SCOTTISH OR NORTH COUNTRY, AFTER A DESIGN BY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE

Closed2 July 2014

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GBP 5,625

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS
CIRCA 1760-65, PROBABLY SCOTTISH OR NORTH COUNTRY, AFTER A DESIGN BY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE
Each serpentine toprail carved with shell corners above a pierced rockwork and C-scroll splat, the drop-in needlework seat on square tapering legs joined by stretchers and block feet
38 ¼ in. (97 cm.) high; 22 ½ in. (57 cm.) wide

Specialist note

The patterns for the splat is taken from a design for 'Chairs' by Thomas Chippendale, published in his Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director (1st. ed., 1754, pl. XII; and 3rd ed., 1762, pls. XIII & XIV).