Description
A good set of eight (+2) 18th century ladder-back dining chairs, including a pair of armchairs. George III period, ca 1770.
Together with a very closely matched pair of 19th century side chairs, comprising TEN in total.
High quality classic Chippendale period chairs of lovely colour, with horizontal pierced, crisply carved scrolling back splats, all with moulded frames standing on square legs united by H-stretchers.
Sturdy and of generous eighteenth century proportions.
These are sophisticated antique Georgian chairs in original condition. Gross point needlework covers later.
Nb. A set of eight George III mahogany ladder-back dining chairs sold for £15,500.00 in The Athelhampton House Sale, 9th October 2019.
Refs:
Ralph Edwards CBE FSA ’The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture’, Hamlyn Publ, London, Fourth Impression 1972, p. 154, ill. 144 (V & A Museum).
”Thomas Son of John Chippindale of Otley joyner bap ye 5th”, Otley, Yorkshire Parish Register, June 1718.
‘Thomas Chippendale – Cabinet Maker’, The Chippendale Society, 3 July 2007. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
‘Thomas Chippendale’, London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 13 September 2016.
“The gentleman and cabinet-maker’s director: being a large collection of designs of household furniture in the Gothic, Chinese and modern taste: to which is prefixed, a short explanation of the five orders of architecture and rules of perspective, with proper directions for executing the most difficult pieces, the mouldings being exhibited at large, and the dimensions of each design specified”, Chippendale, Thos, 1 January 1754, London, printed for the author by T. Osborne, H. Piers, R. Sayer, J. Swan et al.
Christopher Gallard Gilbert, MA FMA (1936–1998). Sal.org.uk. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013.
Gilbert [sic] 1978, xvii.
Gilbert [sic] 1978:I, 122.
