A PAIR OF LATE GEORGE II MAHOGANY ARMCHAIRS
A PAIR OF LATE GEORGE II MAHOGANY ARMCHAIRS
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HODSON, CIRCA 1750
Each with padded back, arm supports and seat covered in 18th century Genoese cut silk-velvet, the scrolled arms carved with foliage and terminating in carved shells, on carved cabriole legs and pad feet with castors, the velvet webbing, scrim and tasselled fringes apparently original
44 in. (112 cm.) high; 28 ¾ in. (73 cm.) wide; 28 ¾ in. (73 cm.) deep
Provenance
Probably supplied to Francis Greville (1719-1773), 8th Baron Brooke, 1st Earl Brooke of Warwick Castle and later 1st Earl of Warwick in 1759, for Warwick Castle and thence by descent until sold
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 22 November 2006, lot 82.
Private Collection, London.
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A PAIR OF LATE GEORGE II MAHOGANY ARMCHAIRS
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HODSON, CIRCA 1750
Each with padded back, arm supports and seat covered in 18th century Genoese cut silk-velvet, the scrolled arms carved with foliage and terminating in carved shells, on carved cabriole legs and pad feet with castors, the velvet webbing, scrim and tasselled fringes apparently original
44 in. (112 cm.) high; 28 ¾ in. (73 cm.) wide; 28 ¾ in. (73 cm.) deep
Provenance
Probably supplied to Francis Greville (1719-1773), 8th Baron Brooke, 1st Earl Brooke of Warwick Castle and later 1st Earl of Warwick in 1759, for Warwick Castle and thence by descent until sold
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 22 November 2006, lot 82.
Private Collection, London.
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