Description
A pair of English antique Hepplewhite armchairs in the French taste, ca. 1770.
Beautifully drawn mahogany model with delicate ribbon carving bordering the elegantly carved moulded cabriole legs and arms.
Generous 18th century proportions and extremely comfortable.
H: 81cm (36″)
W: 61cm (24″)
D: 51cm (20″)
George Hepplewhite (1727? – June 21, 1786) is regarded as having been one of the “big three” English furniture makers of the 18th century, along with Thomas Sheraton and Thomas Chippendale. There are no pieces of furniture made by Hepplewhite, but his firm was known to exist and he gave his name to a distinctive style of elegant furniture that was fashionable between about 1775 and 1800.
Ref:
Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Guide
WORK BY HEPPLEWHITE
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THE FURNITURE DESIGNS OF GEORGE HEPPLEWHITE
WWW.WORLDCAT.ORG/TITLE/FURNITURE-DESIGNS OF GEORGE HEPPLEWHITE.
