Pair of George III Mahogany Hall Chairs Attributed to Thomas Chippendale circa 1775 Each ring turned backrest centered by a fluted roundel above a shaped support with a fluted base, dished shaped seat with fluted apron and outset square corners, raised on tapering fluted square legs headed by roundels and ending in tapering feet, indistinctly stamped I and II, respectively. Used in halls or passages, hall chairs were first introduced in the early 18th century. There are six designs for hall chairs in Chippendale's The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 3rd ed., 1762, pls. XVII and XVIII, which 'may be made either of Mahogany, or any other Wood, and painted, and have commonly wooden Seats". The present hall chairs bear an attribution to Thomas Chippendale on the basis of similar examples of documented Chippendale furniture at Nostell Priory, Yorkshire, made for Sir Rowland Winn and at Harewood House, Yorkshire, made for Edward Lacscelles. Christopher Gilbert illustrates related chairs. The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale 1978, vol. II, p. 96, figs. 154-5, p. 97, figs. 157 and 159. These armchairs, part of larger sets, share characteristics with the present chairs: dished seats, circular backrests above 'altar' plinths, shaped supports, the chairs from Nostell Priory with fluted lower sections to the backrests, the chairs from Harewood House with outset square corners to the seats, fluted aprons and tapering spade feet. Chippendale never repeated exact furniture designs for his clients as each would want unique pieces for their houses. Motifs, however, are repeated throughout, with subtle variations. An identical pair of hall chairs was sold, Sotheby's, New York, October 12, 1995, , almost certainly from the same suite. A related pair of hall chairs with pierced splats was sold, Bonham's, London, November 20, 2013, , and another, similar pair from the collection of Mrs. Nellie Ionides, Buxted Park Sussex, was sold, Phillips, London, June 13, 1995 . The present hall chairs are illustrated by Hamish Bowles on his Vogue Daily blog, The Hamishsphere: From Penthouse to Southern Mansion, April 17, 2013, and are shown in situ, 'Thomas Bennett's dining room, Charleston, South Carolina'. C
Good restored condition, beautiful quality, each seat with cracks and now with a board support underneath, old marks and scratches, dings, and age cracks
Pair of George III Mahogany Hall Chairs Attributed to Thomas Chippendale circa 1775 Each ring turned backrest centered by a fluted roundel above a shaped support with a fluted base, dished shaped seat with fluted apron and outset square corners, raised on tapering fluted square legs headed by roundels and ending in tapering feet, indistinctly stamped I and II, respectively. Used in halls or passages, hall chairs were first introduced in the early 18th century. There are six designs for hall chairs in Chippendale's The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 3rd ed., 1762, pls. XVII and XVIII, which 'may be made either of Mahogany, or any other Wood, and painted, and have commonly wooden Seats". The present hall chairs bear an attribution to Thomas Chippendale on the basis of similar examples of documented Chippendale furniture at Nostell Priory, Yorkshire, made for Sir Rowland Winn and at Harewood House, Yorkshire, made for Edward Lacscelles. Christopher Gilbert illustrates related chairs. The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale 1978, vol. II, p. 96, figs. 154-5, p. 97, figs. 157 and 159. These armchairs, part of larger sets, share characteristics with the present chairs: dished seats, circular backrests above 'altar' plinths, shaped supports, the chairs from Nostell Priory with fluted lower sections to the backrests, the chairs from Harewood House with outset square corners to the seats, fluted aprons and tapering spade feet. Chippendale never repeated exact furniture designs for his clients as each would want unique pieces for their houses. Motifs, however, are repeated throughout, with subtle variations. An identical pair of hall chairs was sold, Sotheby's, New York, October 12, 1995, , almost certainly from the same suite. A related pair of hall chairs with pierced splats was sold, Bonham's, London, November 20, 2013, , and another, similar pair from the collection of Mrs. Nellie Ionides, Buxted Park Sussex, was sold, Phillips, London, June 13, 1995 . The present hall chairs are illustrated by Hamish Bowles on his Vogue Daily blog, The Hamishsphere: From Penthouse to Southern Mansion, April 17, 2013, and are shown in situ, 'Thomas Bennett's dining room, Charleston, South Carolina'. C
Good restored condition, beautiful quality, each seat with cracks and now with a board support underneath, old marks and scratches, dings, and age cracks
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