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A George II style mahogany and yewwood armchair in the manner of Gillows circa 1830
Description
- mahogany and yew wood
- height 33 1/2 in.; width 24 in.; depth 20 in.
- 85.1 cm; 61 cm; 50.8 cm
Condition
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Catalogue Note
This fine escutcheon-backed armchair dates from the second quarter of the 19th century. These examples were almost certainly made by the firm of Gillow of Lancaster and reflect the antiquarian taste that influenced Gillows' designs at that period, a sketch of an almost identical chair being included in their Estimate Sketch Books, p. 3603. Based on 18th century models showing markedly similar construction, it is possible that Gillow could possibly have been responsible for making similar chairs in the 18th century. A pair of chairs of this model dating from the 1830s, formerly in the collection of the well-known collector, Percival Griffiths of Sandridgebury, St. Albans, was sold, Sotheby's London, June 5, 2007, lot 112. Made from elm and burr elm, historically these chairs had also been considered to date from the 18th century, although modern scholarship has disproved this.