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The Music Room at Workington Hall, circa 1890, with one chair visible in the foreground at far right. Curwen family archive
THE CURWEN CHAIRS, The chairs: English, circa 1755
The needlework covers: French, circa 1750
Height: 33 in; 84 cm
Height of seat: 18½ in; 47 cm
Width: 32 in; 81 cm
Depth: 28 in; 71 cm
Height of seat: 18½ in; 47 cm
Width: 32 in; 81 cm
Depth: 28 in; 71 cm
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£50,000 - £100,000
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A pair of George II mahogany corner chairs attributed to Robert Gillow. The distinctive claw carved legs compare to a communion table associated with the Gillow family, but unfortunately there...
A pair of George II mahogany corner chairs attributed to Robert Gillow.
The distinctive claw carved legs compare to a communion table associated with the Gillow family, but unfortunately there are no surviving records of the early years of Robert Gillow’s business.
These corner chairs were part of a suite of seat furniture at Workington Hall, Cumbria, which included six side chairs. An early photograph of the interior of Workington Hall (now reduced to a ruin) shows the side of one chair in the music room.
Provenance
John Christian Curwen, Workington Hall, Cumbria, England;
By descent in the Curwen family.
