Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume I : Chefs-d’oeuvre
Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume I : Chefs-d’oeuvre
A pair of early George III giltwood armchairs, designed by Robert Adam and made by Thomas Chippendale, 1765
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October 11, 05:25 PM GMT
Estimate
600,000 - 1,000,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
A pair of early George III giltwood armchairs, designed by Robert Adam and made by Thomas Chippendale, 1765
the padded back, arms and seat covered in crimson floral cut-velvet silk damask, with a shaped rectangular back surrounded by foliate-tied reeded giltwood frames headed at the angles by paterae, the scrolled serpentine toprail centred by a pierced anthemia, the arms with scrolled foliate supports, the over-scrolled terminals with flowerhead rosetted, the serpentine-fronted seat above a deep seat-rail carved with a husk border carved with a shell issuing scrolling foliage ending in winged sphinxes, the sides with interlaced scrolls and sphinxes, on cabriole legs headed by anthemia supporting ribbon-tied wreaths, on hairy paw feet headed by a beaded collar enclosing castors, both chairs with incised numerals to assist construction, one chair numbered on the reverse of the front-rail 'III' and with chalk inscription 'M.H. 28/11', the other numbered 'VI', the seat-rails raised for upholstery tacking, with large screw-holes in the centre of each seat-rail and at the top of each leg for constructional tightening, the frames and side seat-rails in beechwood, the side seat-rail facings, front seat-rails and legs in limewood, with beech cross-struts, originally oil-gilt, now water-gilt over a thin lacquer with traces of original oil-gilding
42 in. high, the seats 27 in. wide; 29¾ in. wide overall; 29½ in. deep; 107 cm.; 68.5 cm.; 75.5 cm.; 75 cm.
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Paire de fauteuils en bois doré d'époque George III, par Thomas Chippendale, 1765, d'après un dessin de Robert Adam
42 in. high, the seats 27 in. wide; 29¾ in. wide overall; 29½ in. deep; 107 cm.; 68.5 cm.; 75.5 cm.; 75 cm.
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A suite of eight armchairs and four sofas was supplied in 1765 by Thomas Chippendale to Sir Lawrence Dundas, Bt., for the Great Room, 19 Arlington Street, London.
The current chairs were sold by the Marquess of Zetland, Christie’s London, 26 April 1934, lot 73 (360 guineas). At this time the sale by the Marquess of Zetland included a sofa, lot 50 in the current sale, and four armchairs, one of which was purchased by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the remaining chair is also included in this sale as lot 48.
The three armchairs and a sofa acquired by Ronald Tree, Esq., probably for Ditchley Park, Oxfordshire with whom they remained until sold, Sotheby's London, 6 June 1947, lot 154;
Where purchased by Mrs Derek Fitzgerald, Heathfield Park, Sussex until sold at Sotheby's London, 5 July 1963, lot 171.
Private Collection, London, until sold The Property of a Gentleman, Christie’s London, 18 June 2008, lot 4 where acquired by the current owner.
The remainder of the Suite: Three sofas and four armchairs were retained by the Marquess of Zetland in 1934 and removed from Arlington Street to Aske, Yorkshire. Of these, a pair of sofas and a pair of armchairs were sold Christie’s London, 3 July 1997, lots 100 (the armchairs) and 101 (the sofas, these were subsequently offered Christie’s London, 5 July 2018 lots 15 & 16, now in a Private Collection). The third sofa was on loan at Duff House, Banff until 2014 when sold privately to the Museum of Fine Art, Houston, Texas. The remaining armchairs retained in the collection.
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Une suite de huit fauteuils et quatre canapés a été fournie en 1765 par Thomas Chippendale à Sir Lawrence Dundas, Bt, pour la Great Room, 19 Arlington Street, Londres.
Les fauteuils actuels ont été vendus par le marquis de Zetland, Christie's Londres, 26 avril 1934, lot 73 (360 guinées). À cette époque, la vente du marquis de Zetland comprenait un canapé, lot 50 dans la présente vente, et quatre fauteuils, dont l'un a été acheté par le Victoria and Albert Museum, Londres, le fauteuil restant est également inclus dans cette vente comme lot 48.
Les trois fauteuils et le canapé ont été acquis par Ronald Tree, Esq, probablement pour Ditchley Park, Oxfordshire, avec qui ils sont restés jusqu'à leur vente, Sotheby's Londres, 6 juin 1947, lot 154 ;
Où acheté par Mme Derek Fitzgerald, Heathfield Park, Sussex jusqu'à la vente, Sotheby's Londres, 5 juillet 1963, lot 171.
Collection privée, Londres, jusqu'à la vente de The Property of a Gentleman, Christie's Londres, 18 juin 2008, lot 4, où elle a été acquise par le propriétaire actuel.
Le reste de la suite : Trois canapés et quatre fauteuils ont été conservés par le marquis de Zetland en 1934 et déplacés d'Arlington Street à Aske, dans le Yorkshire. Parmi eux, une paire de canapés et une paire de fauteuils ont été vendus chez Christie's Londres, le 3 juillet 1997, lots 100 (les fauteuils) et 101 (les canapés, ceux-ci ont ensuite été proposés chez Christie's Londres, le 5 juillet 2018 lots 15 & 16, aujourd'hui dans une collection privée). Le troisième canapé a été prêté à Duff House, Banff jusqu'en 2014, date à laquelle il a été vendu à titre privé au Museum of Fine Art, Houston, Texas. Les autres fauteuils conservés dans la collection.