Webberley Antiques has dated this piece to the Georgian era.
The front legs carved with acanthus and with carved scrolls at the hocks and strongly scrolled carved feet, the rear cabriole legs with pad feet and well shaped brackets.
Upholstered in a green cut velvet fabric of diamond design and having an antique brass nailed finish. The fabric is in good and clean condition and colour is similar to Farrow & Ball’s Yeabridge Green.
The chair is robust and solid without breaks or repairs and the frame is tight and original. The original seat rails are visible when the chair is turned upside down and these have a few old worm holes – long since dead and nothing to worry about. Small and minor restorations, dings and bruises consistent with age and use but nothing at all significant.
The walnut having developed a very attractive golden colour - particularly to the arms which naturally experience more handling - with a beautiful well defined curling grain.
Dimensions are:
26 inches wide, 29 inches deep and 40 inches high.
Floor to seat is 19 inches and floor to top of arms is 27 inches.
The seat itself is 19 inches wide and 17 inches deep.
For metric please multiply by 2.5
Webberley Antiques has dated this piece to the Georgian era.
Specialists in 18th century and earlier furniture for more than 45 years
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Beautiful Georgian Walnut Gainsborough Library Arm Chair c. 1760
