A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD-INLAID OPEN ARMCHAIRS, ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS CHIPPENDALE THE YOUNGER, CIRCA 1778

A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD-INLAID OPEN ARMCHAIRS
ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS CHIPPENDALE THE YOUNGER, CIRCA 1778
Each with a channelled frame, the oval padded back, part-padded arms and seat covered in yellow foliate silk, the back with marquetry fan cresting, flanked by downswept arm-supports, on turned tapering reeded legs and turned feet, one chair with cramp cuts
36 in. (91.5 cm.) high; 22 ½ in. (57 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep

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Provenance
Probably supplied to Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 3rd Bt. (d. 1785), for 29 Grosvenor Square, London or Browne's House, North End, Fulham.
Possibly acquired by his brother, John Heathcote, from Sir Gilbert's estate, and thence by descent at Conington Castle, Huntingdonshire.
Louisa Heathcote at Friday Hill House, Chingford, Essex.
Given to Miss Alice Graham, former companion to Lady Heathcote on her retirement in 1952.
Sold Phillips, 28 September 1995, lot 561.

Pre-Lot Text
88 FULHAM ROAD, SOLD UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MICHAEL HUGHES LTD AND PETER LIPITCH LTD (LOTS 1-76)

Literature
H. Mallalieu, 'Still Triumphantly British: The Grosvenor House Art and Antiques Fair', Country Life Collectors Souvenir Issue, 12 June 1997, page 128.
Fine Antique Furniture: Michael Hughes, Peter Lipitch, n.d., pp. 172-173.

For the suite, see Judith Goodison's forthcoming The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale Junior to be published in November 2017.