Height: 40¹/₈ in (102 cm)
Width: 28 in (71 cm)
Depth: 24 in (61 cm)
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Thomas Chippendale's The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1762, plate XXVII
An exceptional mid 18th century George III Chippendale period mahogany chinoiserie armchair. The shaped C-scroll and acanthus stylised padoga carved top rail above a finely pierced rectangular Chinese fretwork back, the outcurved arms on scrolled and chanelled downswept supports, the seat upholstered in superb 18th century needlework, standing on square chamfered legs headed by pierced angle-brackets and with blind fretwork panels. The back legs slightly outswept
The mahogany with excellent colour and patina.