An impressive Regency mahogany open arm library chair; in the manner of George Smith; the shaped upholstered back with swept arms on exceptional Thomas Hope inspired monopodia supports, headed with bold well carved open mouthed lion heads above a cartouche and scroll work with flower head paterae to the sides, with reeded panels below. The comfortable upholstered padded seat with swept sides on shaped legs terminating in bold lion paw feet. The rear legs having the unusual feature of echoing the front.Terminating in original brass castors.Note: George Smith was a London designer, cabinet maker and upholder (c.1786–1826). He is described on the title page of his ambitious and influential pattern book A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, 1808, as ‘upholder extraordinary to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales’; with designs strictly adhering to original antique forms minimally altered for ''modern'' use. The following year George Smith, Th...