The Montgomerie chair illustrated in Susan E. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840
Design drawing for a chair by George Smith, 1808
A REGENCY PARCEL GILT ARMCHAIR BY GILLOWS , English, circa 1815
Height of seat: 18½ in; 47 cm
Width: 22¼ in; 56.5 cm
Depth: 25½ in; 65 cm
Further images
Note: The chair has been re-painted and re-gilded at some stage. The caned seat has been replaced, but the back panel is original.
A chair from the same set features in Susan Stuart’s book on Gillows. The set was ordered by Lord Archibald Montgomerie for Coilsfield House, Ayrshire, Scotland, where they remained until the family sold the estate in the 1950s. The house was eventually demolished by its new owner following a fire in 1969.
Provenance
Lord Archibald Montgomerie, Coilsfield House, Ayrshire, Scotland;
Private collection, England.
Literature
George Smith, A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, 1808, pl. C, Drawing Room Chairs.
Susan E. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840, 2008, vol. I, pp. 210-11.
