Webberley Antiques has dated this piece to the 1750s.
Beautiful serpentine top and seat rails, cabriole legs to front and back, the front legs with well carved knees, slender ankles and beautifully carved large ball and claw feet. The arms with scrolling acanthus carving and finely carved and scrolled rests.
Newly upholstered in a top quality Gainsborough Silk Company fabric, a heavyweight silk and linen mix - the pattern and colour copied from an original fragment of 18th Century furnishings in an antique gold with pale embroidered and scrolled design.
Heavy and robust, a very good Georgian Gentlemans chair of excellent colour and condition.
Dimensions are:
27 inches wide, 41 inches high, 22 inches deep (all max).
From floor to top of seat pad is 17 inches approximately.
For metric please multiply by 2.5
Webberley Antiques has dated this piece to the 1750s.
Specialists in 18th century and earlier furniture for more than 45 years
You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Webberley Antiques Profile Page
Finest George II Mahogany Gentlemans Chair
