A PAIR OF IRISH GEORGE II WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS, CIRCA 1740
A PAIR OF IRISH GEORGE II WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS
CIRCA 1740
Each scrolled top rail and pierced vase-shaped splat above a drop-in seat covered in petit-point floral needlework, on cabriole legs headed by flowerheads issuing acanthus and claw-and-ball feet, one inscribed in pencil to underside of drop-in seat '31 Mo..shead', the back legs ash
38 ¼ in. (97 cm.) high; 22 in. (56 cm.) wide; 21 in. (53 cm.) deep
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Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 4 April 2007, lot 137.
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A PAIR OF IRISH GEORGE II WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS
CIRCA 1740
Each scrolled top rail and pierced vase-shaped splat above a drop-in seat covered in petit-point floral needlework, on cabriole legs headed by flowerheads issuing acanthus and claw-and-ball feet, one inscribed in pencil to underside of drop-in seat '31 Mo..shead', the back legs ash
38 ¼ in. (97 cm.) high; 22 in. (56 cm.) wide; 21 in. (53 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 4 April 2007, lot 137.