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A SET OF TWELVE WILLIAM IV GILTWOOD OPEN ARMCHAIRS
By Gillows
Each with shaped padded back, arms and seat covered in gros point needlework with vases and bouquets of flowers on a brown ground, with boldly-carved frames, the back with serpentine and C-scrolls enriched with rockwork and acanthus, the toprail centred by flowers which vary among the chairs, with conforming carving to the arms and seatrails, the seatrails centred by a cabochon, on scrolled cabriole legs with scrolled rockwork feet, one indistinctly inscribed in pencil 'Sofa...5', one inscribed in pencil 'Smith', one inscribed in pencil 'Colbrand & Lees..on Sept 19th 1832' and inscribed in ink '4' to three seatrails, one inscribed in pencil 'Colbrand Leeson Sept 19th 1832' and 'Schofield 1832', inscribed in ink '6' to three seatrails, with further indistinct pencil inscription and stamped 'HH' to seatrail, one inscribed in ink 'N Clark June 25th 32', one inscribed in pencil 'Schofield', one stamped three times 'HH' and inscribed in ink to the seatrails '5' and with paper label inscribed in ink '1791', with batten carrying-holes
45¾ in. (116 cm.) high; 29¾ in. (75.5 cm.) wide
20½ in. (52 cm.) sitting depth of seat (12)
