A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS

A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM VILE & JOHN COBB, CIRCA 1760
Each with a serpentine-crested rectangular padded back and seat covered in buttoned mustard linen, the shaped apron centred by an acanthus clasp, on cabriole legs, headed by acanthus, with scroll feet, and batten-carrying holes later blocks, very minor variations in carving
38 ½ in. (98 cm.) high; 26 in. (66 cm.) wide; 27 in. (69 cm.) deep

Provenance
Supplied to Sir George Lyttelton, 5th Bt. and 1st Baron Lyttelton of Frankley (d. 1773) for Hagley Hall, Worcestershire and by descent at Hagley Hall (illustrated in situ).
The Property of the Viscount Cobham; Sold Sotheby's, London 4 June 2008, lot 98.