George II Needlework-Upholstered Walnut Armchair attributed to William Bradshaw Circa 1740 The rectangular backrest and loose-cushioned seat flanked by outscrolled armrests, raised on lappet-carved cabriole legs ending in scrolled toes. Height 38 1/2 inches (97.7 cm), width 30 1/2 inches (77.4 cm), depth 21 inches (53.3 cm). In 1736-37, William Bradshaw (1700-1775) supplied furniture to Philip, 2nd Earl of Stanhope at Chevening, Kent. Bradshaw was one of the leading cabinet-makers in London and also had the additional trade of tapestry making. A bill survives for two suites of seating furniture at Chevening: a gilt suite covered in green Genoa velvet for the Tapestry Room and twelve tapestry-covered mahogany armchairs and two sofas for the Carved Room, of which eleven armchairs and a sofa remain. An armchair from the this suite is illustrated, Christopher Gilbert, Upholsterers & Interior Furnishing in England 1530-1840, Yale University Press, 1997, p. 189, pl. 198. The present armchair and the Chevening suite have almost identical legs; see also, Christie's, London, July 6, 2000, , for an armchair with identical legs. C Estate of Marianne Schaller
George II Needlework-Upholstered Walnut Armchair attributed to William Bradshaw Circa 1740 The rectangular backrest and loose-cushioned seat flanked by outscrolled armrests, raised on lappet-carved cabriole legs ending in scrolled toes. Height 38 1/2 inches (97.7 cm), width 30 1/2 inches (77.4 cm), depth 21 inches (53.3 cm). In 1736-37, William Bradshaw (1700-1775) supplied furniture to Philip, 2nd Earl of Stanhope at Chevening, Kent. Bradshaw was one of the leading cabinet-makers in London and also had the additional trade of tapestry making. A bill survives for two suites of seating furniture at Chevening: a gilt suite covered in green Genoa velvet for the Tapestry Room and twelve tapestry-covered mahogany armchairs and two sofas for the Carved Room, of which eleven armchairs and a sofa remain. An armchair from the this suite is illustrated, Christopher Gilbert, Upholsterers & Interior Furnishing in England 1530-1840, Yale University Press, 1997, p. 189, pl. 198. The present armchair and the Chevening suite have almost identical legs; see also, Christie's, London, July 6, 2000, , for an armchair with identical legs. C Estate of Marianne Schaller
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