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A PAIR OF IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY ARMCHAIRS
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A PAIR OF IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY ARMCHAIRS

CIRCA 1750

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A PAIR OF IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY ARMCHAIRS
CIRCA 1750
Each shaped and scrolled top rail above a pierced splat, the scrolled arms above a close-nailed seat upholstered in yellow silk damask, on shell-carved cabriole legs joined by shaped stretchers and terminating in square paw feet, repairs to feet
37 ¾ in. (96 cm.) high; 26 in. (66 cm.) wide; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) deep

With Ronald Phillips Ltd, London, 2005.

Specialist note


These imposing armchairs display several features characteristic of Irish furniture as noted in The Knight of Glin and James Peill, Irish Furniture, New Haven and London, 2007, p.209, no.17, namely the squared paw feet and the fetlock incised to resemble hair. The legs display bold shells and in addition the stretcher is secured by means of small wedges that tighten the joints with the legs.