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An advert for the chairs exhibited with Frank Partridge, 1927
A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS, English, circa 1765
Height: 37 ½ in; 95 cm
Width: 23 in; 58.5 cm
Depth: 23 ¼ in; 59 cm
Seat Height: 18 in; 45.5 cm
Width: 23 in; 58.5 cm
Depth: 23 ¼ in; 59 cm
Seat Height: 18 in; 45.5 cm
4400551
£50,000 - £100,000
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The design of the back is reminiscent of plate XIII of Chippendale's first edition of the Director. And the high quality carving suggests a London manufacture. However, to determine a...
The design of the back is reminiscent of plate XIII of Chippendale's first edition of the Director. And the high quality carving suggests a London manufacture. However, to determine a specific workshop is without further information not possible.
Provenance
Frank Partridge, (1927), London;
The Historical Preservation Society of Talbot County, Maryland, USA;
Michael Lipitch, London;
Private collection, Bedfordshire.
Literature
Thomas Chippendale, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1st edition London 1754, Plate XIII.
Illustrated:
The Connoisseur magazine, 1927, advertisement with Frank Partridge.
