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A PAIR OF CHIPPENDALE PERIOD SIDE CHAIRS

england , circa 1760

A particularly fine pair of George III Chippendale period mahogany side chairs, the splat backs wonderfully drawn with interlocking C-scrolls and fine carved detail, the crest rail with carved acanthus leaf detailing and a superb carved and pierced central stylised shell, above drop in upholstered seats raised on elegant cabriole legs carved with cabochon and leaves to the knees, and ending in bold claw and ball feet.

Provenance

Two pairs of these chairs were advertised with Symons Galleries, Inc., New York in The Magazine Antiques, October 1961

Stock number

R02.22
Height: 40³/₄ in (103.5 cm)
Width: 24 in (61 cm)
Depth: 22 in (56 cm)
A matching sofa, ensuite with these superb chairs, was in the collection of the late Percy Macquoid (1852 - 1925), the noted antiquarian and author the seminal work The History of English Furniture in four volumes.
The Grosvenor House Fair, 1994 Handbook, p. 220 (for the settee, as advertised by Stair & Company).
 
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