Live Auction 14963THE COLLECTOR: English and European Furniture, Works of Art & Ceramics & Silver
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIR
Lot 578 PROPERTY OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIR

ATTRIBUTED TO PAUL SAUNDERS, CIRCA 1765

Closed18 October 2017

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIR
ATTRIBUTED TO PAUL SAUNDERS, CIRCA 1765
With later side rails

[Possibly] part of a larger set supplied to James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale (1736-1802), possibly for Lowther Hall, Westmoreland or Lowther Lodge, London and by descent to Hon. William Lowther (1821-1912); Christie, Manson and Woods, London, 16 May 1912, lot 127 (a set of four) (to Mallett for £183 15s)
With Mallett & Son, London and sold to the Museum in 1913.
Rogers Fund, 1913.

Specialist note

The same distinctive flutes feature on a number of pieces attributed to the Soho firm of cabinet-makers and upholsterers founded around 1751 by Paul Saunders in partnership with George Smith Bradshaw (d.1812). Based around Carlisle House, Soho Square and 59 Greek Street, Saunders established a substantial workshop and enjoyed the patronage of many aristocratic clients both in London and the country.