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The 'Cave' Armchairs
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The 'Cave' Armchairs

18th century
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Pair of late George III cream & polychrome-decorated & parcel gilt armchairs.

Each with a top rail centred by an oval tablet painted with cherubs above four acanthus wreaths and a quatrefoil-pierced trellis back. The down-swept arms painted with laurel, the bowed padded seat covered in buttoned crimson red silk with gold braid, on turned tapering reeded legs with turned feet.

I wonder if the trellis to the backs was at least partially chosen as it echoes the main field of the Blazon of Cave Baronets of Cleeve Hill Shield as seen in the hyper link below:

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75348752#/media/File:Blazon_of_Cave_Baronets_of_Cleve_Hill_(1896).svg

Physical Dimensions
Height
85cm (33.46")
Width
54cm (21.26")
Depth
50cm (19.69")
Declaration

Freshfords Fine Antiques has dated this Painted Neoclassical Armchairs Pair to the Georgian era.

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SA1217683
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11799
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Freshfords Specialists in English Fine Furniture Est. 1987

Description
Pair of late George III cream & polychrome-decorated & parcel gilt armchairs.
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Each with a top rail centred by an oval tablet painted with cherubs above four acanthus wreaths and a quatrefoil-pierced trellis back.
Freshfords Fine Antiques

The down-swept arms painted with laurel, the bowed padded seat covered in buttoned crimson red silk with gold braid, on turned tapering reeded legs with turned feet.

fig 1. A pair of cream-painted and parcel-gilt Neoclassical armchairs featuring pierced lattice backs, painted oval medallions, and crimson fabric seats.
fig 1. The 'Cave' Armchairs

I wonder if the trellis to the backs was at least partially chosen as it echoes the main field of the Blazon of Cave Baronets of Cleeve Hill Shield as seen in the hyper link below:

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75348752#/media/File:Blazon_of_Cave_Baronets_of_Cleve_Hill_(1896).svg

Height
85cm (33.46")
Width
54cm (21.26")
Depth
50cm (19.69")
Date of Manufacture

Freshfords Fine Antiques has dated this Painted Neoclassical Armchairs Pair to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1217683
Dealers Internal Ref
11799
Freshfords Fine Antiques
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Archive I A pair of cream-painted and parcel-gilt Neoclassical armchairs featuring pierced lattice backs, painted oval medallions, and crimson fabric seats.

The 'Cave' Armchairs

Archive II A pair of cream-painted and parcel-gilt Neoclassical armchairs featuring pierced lattice backs, painted oval medallions, and crimson fabric seats. View II
Archive III A pair of cream-painted and parcel-gilt Neoclassical armchairs featuring pierced lattice backs, painted oval medallions, and crimson fabric seats. View III
Archive IV A pair of cream-painted and parcel-gilt Neoclassical armchairs featuring pierced lattice backs, painted oval medallions, and crimson fabric seats. View IV
Archive V A pair of cream-painted and parcel-gilt Neoclassical armchairs featuring pierced lattice backs, painted oval medallions, and crimson fabric seats. View V
Archive VI A pair of cream-painted and parcel-gilt Neoclassical armchairs featuring pierced lattice backs, painted oval medallions, and crimson fabric seats. View VI
Archive VII A pair of cream-painted and parcel-gilt Neoclassical armchairs featuring pierced lattice backs, painted oval medallions, and crimson fabric seats. View VII
Archive VIII A pair of cream-painted and parcel-gilt Neoclassical armchairs featuring pierced lattice backs, painted oval medallions, and crimson fabric seats. View VIII
Archive IX A pair of cream-painted and parcel-gilt Neoclassical armchairs featuring pierced lattice backs, painted oval medallions, and crimson fabric seats. View IX
Archive X A pair of cream-painted and parcel-gilt Neoclassical armchairs featuring pierced lattice backs, painted oval medallions, and crimson fabric seats. View X
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A pair of cream-painted and parcel-gilt Neoclassical armchairs featuring pierced lattice backs, painted oval medallions, and crimson fabric seats.
THE 'CAVE' ARMCHAIRS
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A pair of cream-painted and parcel-gilt Neoclassical armchairs featuring pierced lattice backs, painted oval medallions, and crimson fabric seats.
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Neoclassical painted seating is defined by architectural symmetry, classical ornamentation such as fluted legs and painted medallions, and refined wood frames finished with paint and parcel gilding inspired by ancient Roman and Greek archetypes.

These chairs were traditionally constructed from hardwoods such as beech or mahogany, coated with gesso, painted, and detailed with gold leaf gilding alongside woven fabric or velvet upholstery.

Authentic period examples exhibit hand-carved joinery, natural timber contraction along frame joints, layered gesso under paintwork, and honest wear to gilding on high-touch surfaces.

They serve as distinguished accent seating placed symmetrically alongside a sideboard, flanking a fireplace alcove, or positioned as carver chairs at the ends of a dining table.

Dust surfaces gently using a soft, dry microfibre cloth or natural bristle brush, keeping the furniture clear of direct heat sources and avoiding liquid cleaners that dissolve water-gilded or distemper finishes.
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