A pair of Regency mahogany ‘shell back’ hall chairs
A pair of Regency mahogany 'shell back' hall chairs, attributed to Gillows, circa 1815, each scallop shell and 'C' scroll carved back above a solid seat and reeded apron, on reeded sabre legs, each chair with the underside of one rail stamped 'ID', each 84cm high, 40cm wide, 51cm deep
For an illustration of this design of hall chair and stamped GILLOWS, LANCASTER, see Susan E. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London, Antique Collectors Club, 2008, (Volume I) page 203, Plate 177. A set of 'shell back' hall chairs was made in 1811 for the Reverend Holland Edwards of Pennant, Conway, North Wales.
For an identical pair of chairs attributed to Gillows, see Christie's, New York, Important English Furniture, 9th April 2003, lot 53 ($9,321).
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A pair of Regency mahogany 'shell back' hall chairs, attributed to Gillows, circa 1815, each scallop shell and 'C' scroll carved back above a solid seat and reeded apron, on reeded sabre legs, each chair with the underside of one rail stamped 'ID', each 84cm high, 40cm wide, 51cm deep
For an illustration of this design of hall chair and stamped GILLOWS, LANCASTER, see Susan E. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London, Antique Collectors Club, 2008, (Volume I) page 203, Plate 177. A set of 'shell back' hall chairs was made in 1811 for the Reverend Holland Edwards of Pennant, Conway, North Wales.
For an identical pair of chairs attributed to Gillows, see Christie's, New York, Important English Furniture, 9th April 2003, lot 53 ($9,321).
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