A SET OF NINETEEN GEORGE III MAHOGANY DINING-CHAIRS CIRCA 1775,...
Each with arched toprail above a pierced knot and patera pattern splat carved with laurel swags, the serpentine padded seat covered in light-blue cotton on tapering square legs and square block feet with probably later gilt-metal paterae and guttae mounts, one chair with label 'THE PROPERTY OF/C.B.O. CLARKE', with baton carrying holes, minor losses and restorations
363⁄4 in. (93.5 cm.) high; 213⁄4 in. (55.5 cm.) wide; 231⁄2 in. (59.5 cm.) deep
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The Collection of C. B. O. Clarke, Esq., Wiston Park, Steyning, Sussex.
Possibly a wedding present to T.R.H. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, November 1935 or acquired shortly there after for their London residence at York House, St. James's Palace.
Sold Christie's, 'Property from Descendants of Their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary', London, 13 December 2019, lot 32, where acquired by the present owner.
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Each with arched toprail above a pierced knot and patera pattern splat carved with laurel swags, the serpentine padded seat covered in light-blue cotton on tapering square legs and square block feet with probably later gilt-metal paterae and guttae mounts, one chair with label 'THE PROPERTY OF/C.B.O. CLARKE', with baton carrying holes, minor losses and restorations
363⁄4 in. (93.5 cm.) high; 213⁄4 in. (55.5 cm.) wide; 231⁄2 in. (59.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Collection of C. B. O. Clarke, Esq., Wiston Park, Steyning, Sussex.
Possibly a wedding present to T.R.H. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, November 1935 or acquired shortly there after for their London residence at York House, St. James's Palace.
Sold Christie's, 'Property from Descendants of Their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary', London, 13 December 2019, lot 32, where acquired by the present owner.
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