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A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY AND CANE LIBRARY ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1825, IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS
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September 30, 02:20 PM GMT
Estimate
2,500 - 4,000 GBP
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JAMB
A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY AND CANE LIBRARY ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1825, IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS
the armrests with leather upholsterey and also fitted with brass sockets for reading stands and rails with brass recievers, the tapering circular front legs and outswept back legs terminating in brass cappings and castors, with a contemporary leather squab cushion
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A closely related model to the present pair of library armchairs, named the 'Ashburnham', features in Gillows' 1803 Estimate Sketch Book, no. 1721 (City of Westminster Library). Sketches of similar chairs appear in the firm's early 19th century room plans preserved at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
For a closely related pair of armchairs, see those sold Sotheby's London, 12 November 2019, lot 16 (£15,000).