A PAIR OF GEORGE II SABICU AND LIME OPEN ARMCHAIRS
ALMOST CERTAINLY DESIGNED BY JAMES 'ATHENIAN' STUART AND PROBABLY SUPPLIED BY JOHN GORDON, CIRCA 1758-65
A PAIR OF GEORGE II SABICU AND LIME OPEN ARMCHAIRS ALMOST CERTAINLY DESIGNED BY JAMES 'ATHENIAN' STUART AND PROBABLY SUPPLIED BY JOHN GORDON, CIRCA 1758-65 Each with a cartouche-shaped padded back upholstered à chassis , padded arms and seat covered in gold cut-velvet, the husk-carved toprail centred by a C-scroll cresting and with beaded and acanthus-carved stiles, the lower backrail fluted and centred by a palmflower, the arms with scrolled terminals and acanthus-carved supports, above serpentine arched and fluted seat-rails centred by palmflower-carved beaded reserves, on fluted and beaded cabriole legs each headed by a palm-leaf cartouche and with scrolled feet, originally with castors 42 in. (107 cm.) high; 28 in. (71 cm.) wide; 29 in. (74 cm.) deep (2)
A PAIR OF GEORGE II SABICU AND LIME OPEN ARMCHAIRS
ALMOST CERTAINLY DESIGNED BY JAMES 'ATHENIAN' STUART AND PROBABLY SUPPLIED BY JOHN GORDON, CIRCA 1758-65
A PAIR OF GEORGE II SABICU AND LIME OPEN ARMCHAIRS ALMOST CERTAINLY DESIGNED BY JAMES 'ATHENIAN' STUART AND PROBABLY SUPPLIED BY JOHN GORDON, CIRCA 1758-65 Each with a cartouche-shaped padded back upholstered à chassis , padded arms and seat covered in gold cut-velvet, the husk-carved toprail centred by a C-scroll cresting and with beaded and acanthus-carved stiles, the lower backrail fluted and centred by a palmflower, the arms with scrolled terminals and acanthus-carved supports, above serpentine arched and fluted seat-rails centred by palmflower-carved beaded reserves, on fluted and beaded cabriole legs each headed by a palm-leaf cartouche and with scrolled feet, originally with castors 42 in. (107 cm.) high; 28 in. (71 cm.) wide; 29 in. (74 cm.) deep (2)
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