EARLY 18TH CENTURY

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A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT WING ARMCHAIR
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Covered in later yellow needlework with a squab cushion, on cabriole legs with pad feet joined by baluster stretchers, the stretchers a 19th Century replacement, the back rail and back left leg replaced in beech
45 in. (114.5 cm.) high; 35 ½ in. (90 cm.) wide; 23 in. (58.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Edward Langton Iliffe, 2nd Baron Iliffe (1908 - 1996) and Renée Lady Iliffe (1916-2007), and thence by descent.
The Property of the Late Lord and Lady Iliffe of Basildon Park; Christie's, London, 5 June 2008, lot 17.

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Lot Essay

The needlework on this armchair is surely inspired by that on the wing armchair once owned by Nancy Lancaster and which stood beside the chimneypiece in the Entrance Hall, Haseley, Oxfordshire. She had chosen to cover it with needlework of blue and white Delft vases, ewers, coffee pots and other vessels. The needlework was bought in London and the remainder was used to cover a set of four side chairs used for playing Bridge. The armchair was sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 25 November 2004, lot 50 (£21,510).

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