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ATTRIBUTED TO PAUL SAUNDERS, CIRCA 1755-60
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A SET OF FOUR GEORGE II MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS
ATTRIBUTED TO PAUL SAUNDERS, CIRCA 1755-60
En suite, each with a shaped rectangular padded back above a serpentine seat covered in green silk damask, on acanthus and cabochon-carved cabriole legs with pad feet, with batten carrying-holes
40 in. (102 cm.) high; 24¾ in. (63 cm.) wide; 26½ in. (68 cm.) deep (4)
ATTRIBUTED TO PAUL SAUNDERS, CIRCA 1755-60
En suite, each with a shaped rectangular padded back above a serpentine seat covered in green silk damask, on acanthus and cabochon-carved cabriole legs with pad feet, with batten carrying-holes
40 in. (102 cm.) high; 24¾ in. (63 cm.) wide; 26½ in. (68 cm.) deep (4)
Provenance
Supplied to John Spencer, later 1st Earl Spencer (1734-83), probably for Spencer House, London, but possibly also for Wimbledon Park, Surrey or Althorp, Northamptonshire.
Thence by descent to John Poyntz, 5th Earl Spencer (1835-1910) at Althorp, where they are recorded in the Picture Gallery by 1909 and thence by descent.
Thence by descent to John Poyntz, 5th Earl Spencer (1835-1910) at Althorp, where they are recorded in the Picture Gallery by 1909 and thence by descent.
Literature
Albert Edward John, 7th Earl Spencer (1892-1975), Althorp, Furniture, Vol. I, circa 1937 and later
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