Provenance & Patina: Important English Furniture from a West Coast Collection

Provenance & Patina: Important English Furniture from a West Coast Collection

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 1046. A Pair of George II Carved Mahogany Open Armchairs, Circa 1755.

A Pair of George II Carved Mahogany Open Armchairs, Circa 1755

Auction Closed

June 18, 08:33 PM GMT

Estimate

80,000 - 120,000 USD

Lot Details

Description


with stuffed seats in contemporary gros and petit point needlework, on leaf carved cabriole front legs and outswept rear legs with brass and leather castors, together with 19th century fitted linen seat covers


height 38 ½ in.; width 27 ¾ in.; depth 27 in.

97.8 cm; 70.5 cm; 68.6 cm

Robert Berkeley (1713-1804) of Spetchley Park, Worcestershire; thence by descent

Sotheby's London, 11 December 2019, lot 47

‘Spetchley Park - I. Worcestershire, The Seat of Mr. R. V. Berkeley', Country Life, 8 July 1916, p. 46