A pair of George III mahogany hall chairs circa 1790 attributed to Gillows of Lancaster

ensuite with the preceding lot

Inventory 1803, recorded as a set of twelve in the Great Hall
Inventory 1880, six are recorded in the Staircase hall

Illustrated 'Powderham Castle', Country Life, April 4^th 1908, Vol. XXIII, p. 487, in the Staircase Hall.
Illustrated 'Powderham Castle I', Mark Girouard, Country Life, July 4^th 1963, Vol. CXXXIV, p. 21 in the Marble Hall.

Good general condition. Colour and patina are both good. Old marks and scratches and bruising to seats consistent with having been sat on by liveried staff. Both front rails have age cracks and one has small inset patch to the centre of the front rail and a rather clumsy repair to one corner.The other chair has visible diamond shaped patches to the top of the front rail and a stained fruitwood stretcher which is a later repair. There are age cracks to both back-rails and backs. Both have later metal brackets beneath the seat rails.
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