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A PAIR OF GEORGE III HALL CHAIRS
england , circa 1770
Attributed to Ince & Mayhew
An extremely fine pair of George III carved mahogany hall chairs attributed to Ince & Mayhew. Of exceptional colour and patina throughout, the oval backs with outstanding carved fan pattern centred on a panel painted with heraldic motifs and initials. The shaped dished seats above fluted and tapering legs headed by roundels.
An extremely fine pair of George III carved mahogany hall chairs attributed to Ince & Mayhew. Of exceptional colour and patina throughout, the oval backs with outstanding carved fan pattern centred on a panel painted with heraldic motifs and initials. The shaped dished seats above fluted and tapering legs headed by roundels.
Provenance
Private Collection, England (since 1999)
Stock number
AD.417
dimensions
More Details
Literature
Height: 36¹/₄ in (92 cm)
Width: 15¹/₂ in (39.5 cm)
Depth: 17³/₄ in (45 cm)
Width: 15¹/₂ in (39.5 cm)
Depth: 17³/₄ in (45 cm)
The design of these chairs relates very closely to examples supplied by the leading London firm of Ince & Mayhew, with their magnificent fan carved backs and elegant restrained seats and tapering legs in the neo-classical taste. A virtually identical pair of chairs is photographed in the entrance hall of Powerscourt, County Wicklow, Ireland, seat of the Viscounts Powerscourt, and subsequently the Slazenger family. A very closely related set of four chairs was supplied to Richard Myddelton, circa 1782, for Chirk Castle, North Wales.
H. Roberts and C. Cator, Industry and Ingenuity - The Partnership of William Ince and John Mayhew, 2022, p. 355 - 356
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