A fine and impressive George II Irish Armchair of the most fabulous glowing colour, made from the finest Mahogany. Having beautifully shaped splat and arms with carved scrolls to the tips. Standing on cabriole legs with claw and ball feet. In good original condition apart from a replaced scroll to the right edge of the top rail, all feet and ear pieces are original.
A fine piece of Irish country house furniture
Provenance
Montacute House, Summerset, collection number L/MON/F/134
On Loan to The National Trust from The Society For The Preservation Of Ancient Buildings.
The Chair was bequeathed by Evelyn Fitzgerald Stannus to the S.P.A.B in 1939. It is a real possibility that the chair was made for William Stannus of Ghan house, Carlingford, Ireland.
Holmes Antiques was established in 1932
We are a family business with a shop on Haworth Main Street in West Yorkshire.
We specialise in early English furniture
With the emphasis on quality, originality, colour a
...nd surface.
David Holmes has developed a reputation in the antique trade as one of the country's leading experts on early English Oak, Walnut and Mahogany furniture.
Christian Holmes is the 4th generation of the family to deal in Antique furniture
www.holmesantiques.co.ukAntique ID Number (AIDN): SA1123881
Dateline of this antique is 18th Century
Height is 100cm (39.4inches)Width is 68cm (26.8inches)Depth is 50cm (19.7inches)
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