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NEEDLEWORK SIDE CHAIRS
england , circa 1725
An exceptional and very rare pair of George I period walnut side chairs. Each with a curvilinear padded back and seat covered in the original floral needlework with a waterlily design of blue, green, yellow, ivory and beige flowers and foliage on a red ground, raised on front C scroll carved cabriole legs and pad feet and curved back legs.
Provenance
Collection of Frank Green (who donated Treasurer's House in York to the National Trust in 1930)
With Mallett & Son (Antiques) Ltd., New Bond Street (1998)
Private Collection, London
With Mallett & Son (Antiques) Ltd., New Bond Street (2009)
Private Collection, Switzerland
With Mallett & Son (Antiques) Ltd., New Bond Street (1998)
Private Collection, London
With Mallett & Son (Antiques) Ltd., New Bond Street (2009)
Private Collection, Switzerland
Stock number
U03.09
dimensions
Literature
Height: 39³/₄ in (101 cm)
Width: 23⁵/₈ in (60 cm)
Depth: 24³/₄ in (63 cm)
Width: 23⁵/₈ in (60 cm)
Depth: 24³/₄ in (63 cm)
An exceptional and very rare pair of George I period walnut side chairs. Each with a curvilinear padded back and seat covered in the original floral needlework with a waterlily design of blue, green, yellow, ivory and beige flowers and foliage on a red ground, raised on front C scroll carved cabriole legs and pad feet and curved back legs.
Therle Hughes, Old English Furniture, (Medill Mcbride Company, New York, 1950) , illustrated pl. 11
Lanto Synge, Mallett Millennium, Fine Antiques and Works of Art, Antique Collectors' Club, 1999, p. 52-54, ill. fig. 47
Mallett, Antique Furniture, 2009, illustrated p. 39
Mallett advertisement, Country Life in June of 2009
Lanto Synge, Mallett Millennium, Fine Antiques and Works of Art, Antique Collectors' Club, 1999, p. 52-54, ill. fig. 47
Mallett, Antique Furniture, 2009, illustrated p. 39
Mallett advertisement, Country Life in June of 2009
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