A PAIR OF GEORGE III CREAM-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT ELBOW-CHAIRS

CIRCA 1790, ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, AFTER A DESIGN BY WYATT

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III CREAM-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT ELBOW-CHAIRS
CIRCA 1790, ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, AFTER A DESIGN BY WYATT
Each shield-form back carved with a ribbon-tie, the padded splat, downswept arms and seat covered in floral silk damask, on turned tapering fluted legs headed by paterae, lacking rosettes to arms of one chair, decoration refreshed and with losses
37 in. (94 cm.) high (2)

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Lot Essay

These chairs relate to a design published in the Estimate Sketch Books of Gillows of London and Lancaster, circa 1785-1790, illustrated in L. Boynton (ed.), Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800, Royston, 1995, fig. 266.

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