The Vision of Aso O. Tavitian | The Country House
The Vision of Aso O. Tavitian | The Country House
A Pair of Late George II Carved Mahogany Library Armchairs, Circa 1755
Live auction begins on:
February 9, 03:00 PM GMT
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
Bid
120,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
covered in associated petit point yellow-ground close-nailed floral needlework, with shaped backs and padded arms on foliate and rocaille-scrolled supports, the boldly-carved seat rails with acanthus-clasped cabriole legs terminating in scroll feet, with brass and leather castors, the seat rail to one chair stamped four times W.H.
height 38 ½ in.; width 30 ½ in.; depth 30 in.;
98 cm; 77.5 cm; 76 cm
Eccleshall Castle, Staffordshire;
Moss Harris & Sons, London, 1962;
The Collection of the Showering family, sold Christie's London, 21 November 1985, lot 163;
The Collection of the Safra National Bank, sold as part of the HSBC Corporate Art Collections, Sotheby’s New York, 21 October 2004, lot 33 ($430,000 hammer);
Private Collection, London;
Ronald Phillips Ltd., London;
From whom acquired by Aso O. Tavitian, 16 May 2011.
Ronald Phillips, Antique English Furniture, London 2011, pp.14-15, cat. 4
Geoffrey Beard and Judith Goodison, English Furniture 1500-1840, London 1987, p.127, fig.2
Third International Art Treasures Exhibition Presented by C.I.N.O.A., London 1962, cat. 108, pl. 77
Moss Harris, The English Chair: Its History and Evolution, London 1937, p.113, pl.XLIII
Christie's Season 1931, London 1931, pp.300-301
Third International Art Treasures Exhibition Presented by C.I.N.O.A., Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2 March - 29 April 1962, exhibited by M. Harris and Sons, London
The Antique Collector, August 1961, one of a pair, in the possession of M. Harris & Sons
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