The Vision of Aso O. Tavitian | The Country House
The Vision of Aso O. Tavitian | The Country House
A Set of Four George II Burr Walnut and Mahogany Side Chairs, Circa 1725
No reserve
Live auction begins on:
February 9, 03:00 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Bid
1 USD
Lot Details
Description
with straight rectangular back splats, the seats formerly caned and now covered in later upholstery, the cabriole legs terminating in pad feet, each stamped twice with a crowned F and painted number 6076 and one with a stencilled inventory number 44539
height 39 ¾ in.; width 21 ¾ in.; depth 23 in.
101 cm; 55.3 cm; 58.5 cm
Almost certainly supplied for Richard Fitzwilliam, 5th Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion (d.1743) for Mount Merrion House, Dublin (based on the crowned F brand);
Possibly by descent to the 6th Viscount (d.1776), who married Catherine, daughter of Sir Matthew Decker Bt. of Richmond;
The Dukes of Queensberry, Queensberry House, Richmond;
Viscount Cave (d.1928), Lord Chancellor, purchased from the above;
William B. Jaffe;
French and Company, Inc., New York, purchased from the above on 10 May 1946;
Acquired by Mrs. George W. Crawford on 22 July 1946 ($1,500);
Thence by descent to Annie Laurie Aitken;
Russell B. Aitken, Champ Soleil, Newport, Rhode Island;
Christie's New York, 25 November 2003, lot 153;
Where acquired by Aso O. Tavitian.
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