Lot 28
  • 28

A George II walnut armchair circa 1740

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • WALNUT OAK PINE BEECH
  • 106cm. high; 3ft. 5¾in.
with a carved feather motif cresting rail and C-scroll supports, shepherd`s crook arms, a bowfront upholstered drop-in seat, carved apron, carved knees with feather motif and raised on carved claw and ball supports

Provenance

With Phillips of Hitchen, circa 1954;
The Property of the Late Mr and Mrs Melvyn Rollason, Christie's London,  3 July 1997, lot 160.

Literature

The Antique Collector, October 1954, illustrated on the cover and described on p.210.
G.W. Whiteman (ed.), 'Ludstone Hall, Claverley, Shropshire', The Antique Collector, London, December 1965-January 1966, p. 239 (shown in-situ in the library) and p. 241.

Condition

Overall in very good condition. Good colour and patina throughout. Some sensitive repairs to old woodworm to rear of splat. A beautifully drawn and formed chair.
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