A GEORGE III MAHOGANY ARMORIAL HALL ARMCHAIR

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY ARMORIAL HALL ARMCHAIR
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM HALLETT, CIRCA 1760
The scallop-shaped back centred with the relief-carved arms of Anne Basset, née Prideaux (1718-1760), the outsplayed arm rests terminating in a rosette, the conforming seat on incised shaped legs and pad feet joined by an X-stretcher, with batten-carrying holes
38 ¾ in. (98.5 cm.) high; 20 ¼ in. (51.5 cm.) wide; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) deep

Provenance
Anne Basset Prideaux (1718-1760) probably for Haldon House, Devon and thence by descent.
With Harris Lindsay Ltd. London.