IN THE MANNER OF GEORGE OAKLEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

These chairs illustrate the influence of 17th century Batavian chairs on makers such as George Oakley (d.1840) who worked in partnership with various cabinet-makers including George Shackleton and George Seddon, producing furniture in the Grecian taste and specializing in 'buhl' inlay (Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, 1986, pp.658-660). Chairs with similar characteristics were sold at Longleat, Christie's London, 13th-14th June 2002.