Hyde Park Antiques: Past, Present and Future Part II
Hyde Park Antiques: Past, Present and Future Part II
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February 1, 03:08 PM GMT
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3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A Set of Ten William and Mary Revival Walnut Dining Chairs, First Half 19th Century
height 49 3/4 in.; width 21 in.; depth 19 in.
126.5 cm; 54 cm; 48 cm
Tall back walnut side chairs with pierced splats and curved legs joined by a scroll stretcher are often referred to as 'Marot' chairs, after King William III's architect and designer Daniel Marot (1661–1752), a Paris-born Huguenot who emigrated to Holland and accompanied the King to England after 1688. Marot is credited with introducing the Louis XIV style into both Holland and England, and the scrolls and pierced foliate strapwork of these chairs are similar to his engraved ornamental designs. Such chairs were a specialty of contemporary Dutch joiners, and an important numbered set of eighteen from the Sir James Horlick Collection is now at Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire (National Trust). The model also became popular in the first half of the 19th century with the renewal of Antiquarian interest in the pre-Georgian era.