Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
Beautiful crisp carving, excellent colour, the best quality dense mahogany and totally sound.
The seat is covered in good quality black hide.
A set of ten of these rare chairs was sold by the famous dealers Reindeer Antiques in 1992. Their photograph and advertisement from Country Life, 2 February of that year is shown here.
(Our thanks to Christopher Coles, furniture researcher)
Thomas Chippendale born at Otley, West Riding of Yorkshire, born 1718 – died 1779) was a London cabinet-maker and furniture designer in the mid-Georgian, English Rococo, and Neoclassical styles. In 1754 he published a book of his designs, titled "The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director". The designs are regarded as reflecting the current London fashion for furniture for that period and were used by other cabinet makers outside London.
DIMENSIONS: 39 inches high, 21 inches wide, depth 17.5 inches
PROVENANCE:Private Collection, Cambridgeshire.
Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
Roy and nadine precious: specialists in portraiture from the 16th to the 20th century. Established in 1972.
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George III Chippendale 'Gothick' Chair C.1770.
