A SET OF TEN PAINTED CHAIRS OR FAUTEUILS18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURYComprising six armchairs, four side chairs; one of the chairs stripped of paint, one other gilded, upholstered in pale blue damask, of pegged constructionThe fauteuils 95cm high, 62cm wide, 71cm deep, the side chairs 94cm high, 51cm wide, 50cm deepProvenance: The Wodehouse, near Womborne, StaffordshireThe Wodehouse, is a grade II* listed country house. The estate has existed since medieval times and is recorded from the 13th century. It came into possession of the Hellier family in 1708 and for over 900 years it has never been sold, the current owners having inherited the house by marriage. It became notable as the family seat of the Georgian landscape designer and musicologist Sir Samuel Hellier, who created the core of an important collection of musical instruments and literature. For over 200 years, the Hellier family was also in possession of what would become known as the Hellier Stradivarius, one of the best-preserved violins made by Antonio Stradivari of Cremona around 1679, and is now in the care of the Stradivari Foundation in Cremona. Please refer to our website for further background history regarding The Wodehouse and the collection gathered there.
A SET OF TEN PAINTED CHAIRS OR FAUTEUILS18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURYComprising six armchairs, four side chairs; one of the chairs stripped of paint, one other gilded, upholstered in pale blue damask, of pegged constructionThe fauteuils 95cm high, 62cm wide, 71cm deep, the side chairs 94cm high, 51cm wide, 50cm deepProvenance: The Wodehouse, near Womborne, StaffordshireThe Wodehouse, is a grade II* listed country house. The estate has existed since medieval times and is recorded from the 13th century. It came into possession of the Hellier family in 1708 and for over 900 years it has never been sold, the current owners having inherited the house by marriage. It became notable as the family seat of the Georgian landscape designer and musicologist Sir Samuel Hellier, who created the core of an important collection of musical instruments and literature. For over 200 years, the Hellier family was also in possession of what would become known as the Hellier Stradivarius, one of the best-preserved violins made by Antonio Stradivari of Cremona around 1679, and is now in the care of the Stradivari Foundation in Cremona. Please refer to our website for further background history regarding The Wodehouse and the collection gathered there.
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