A PAIR OF IRISH GEORGE III CARVED ARMCHAIRS, each with a sha...
A PAIR OF IRISH GEORGE III CARVED ARMCHAIRS, each with a shaped and carved toprail centred by a foliate shell motif, above a vase splat, with scrolling open arms on supports carved with foliate ornament, the padded seats in need of upholstery, above carved seat rails with shell and scrolling foliage, raised on cabriole legs terminating in claw-and-ball feet.
For a similar example see The Knight of Glin & James Peill, Irish Furniture, Yale 2007, page 229, fig.19 (with Mallett Antiques, London)
Similar chairs sold in The Rockefeller Collection, Christies in 2018, Lot 255, $27,500
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A PAIR OF IRISH GEORGE III CARVED ARMCHAIRS, each with a shaped and carved toprail centred by a foliate shell motif, above a vase splat, with scrolling open arms on supports carved with foliate ornament, the padded seats in need of upholstery, above carved seat rails with shell and scrolling foliage, raised on cabriole legs terminating in claw-and-ball feet.
For a similar example see The Knight of Glin & James Peill, Irish Furniture, Yale 2007, page 229, fig.19 (with Mallett Antiques, London)
Similar chairs sold in The Rockefeller Collection, Christies in 2018, Lot 255, $27,500
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