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ANTIQUE #SA994533

George II Mahogany Armchair

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Holmes Antiques

A fine and rare George II Mahogany Armchair of large proportions, having good colour and patina. This chair has a few small patches but no replacement parts, it''s in very solid useable condition. The shaped top rail with nicely carved scrolls to the ends, the fretted splat with three delicately carved flowers to the centre, and the well shaped arms that flow perfectly. The Chair having lost no hight over the years is standing tall on cabriole legs. Circa 1740
 
Chairs of very similar design bearing the label of Giles Grendey can be seen in the book, Dictionary Of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, Leeds 1996, p.242, fig.435.
 
A similar example with the same shaping and carved scrolls to the top rail sold at Christie''s in, A Cotswold Collection, Property Of H.W KEIL on 13 March 2007,
 
Lot 185
 
Holmes Antiques was established in 1932
 
We are a family business with a shop on Haworth Main Street in West Yorkshire.
 
We specialise in early English furniture
 
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Antique SA994533 shown on this page was made in the 18th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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CONTACT DETAILS OF SELLER:
Holmes Antiques
Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Tel: 07729 347 159
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD