MID-18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY IRISH

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A PAIR OF GEORGE II MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIRS
MID-18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY IRISH
Each with an arched padded back and out-turned arms with scrolled and pierced supports above a padded seat covered in pale blue silk damask 'Veraseta' by Turnell & Gigon on ribbon-carved cabriole legs with claw and ball feet, the backs resupported, one rail on one chair replaced, three rails on the other chair replaced
38 in. (97 cm.) high; 25½ in. (65 cm.) wide; 26½ in. (67 cm.) deep (2)

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Lot Essay

Whilst there is no conclusive evidence to link these chairs to an Irish origin, the unusual ribbon-carved angle-brackets relate to the carving at the top of the legs on a mahogany side table of c.1740 illustrated in The Knight of Glin & J. Peill, Irish Furniture, New Haven and London, 2007, p. 231, no. 109. The unusual arm-support design is related to a leg pattern seen on a tea-table with Ronald Phillips Ltd., 2005 and illustrated ibid., p. 238, no. 141.

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