Y A REGENCY BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD AND CANED LOW CHAIR, CIRCA 1820

Y A REGENCY BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD AND CANED LOW CHAIRBY GILLOWS,CIRCA 1820With a panelled toprail and spindle back above a caned seat, the green velvet cushions apparently original, the seat rails carved with scrolls and foliage, on tapering turned and reeded legs with brass caps and castors, stamped to the back rail H.LEE, handwritten label to one cushion Rev E.H.Dawkins86cm high, 56cm wide, 67cm deepProvenance:Possibly Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-Under-Lyne, Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire; possibly gifted toRevd. E.H. Dawkins at Moggerhanger House, Bedford; or West Markham, Nottinghamshire; or Over Norton Park, Nr. Chipping Norton, OxfordshireThe Reverend Edward Henry Dawkins’ (1794-1859) patron was adistant cousin Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke ofNewcastle-Under-Lyne (1785-1851), who lived at Clumber Park. It is thereforepossible that this chair was a gift from Henry Pelham-Clinton.It is likely, albeit without supporting invoices, thatGillows supplied furniture to Clumber, as a side-cabinet confidently attributedto Gillows and bearing the inventory label Clumber N.2646 was supplied to HenryPelham, 4th Duke of Newcastle (d. 1851) (sold Chrisie’s, London, 10 May 2006,lo 53). Unfortunately, Clumber’s records are incomplete as in 1938 the house wasstripped, the contents sold and the house demolished. Likewise, a sofa table inthe manner of Gillows, with a secure Clumber provenance was included in the Exhibition ofEnglish Decorative Art, Lansdowne House, London’, 1929, ex. cat. no. 488 andArt Treasures exhibition, Bath, 1958, ex. cat. pl. 34.Another connection between the Rev. Dawkins and Gillows isprovide by his uncle George Hay Dawkins (1764-1840), notable for having thegood fortune to inherit the wealth of the Pennant family who also owned thePenrhyn estate and slate quarries in North Wales, and who were clients ofGillows (see, for instance, the pair of tables in Gillows Estimate SketchBook of 1822, No. 3146).The stamp of H.Lee has been recorded on several sets ofchairs all of which might be attributed to Gillows, including a pair sold June 2011, lot 258. Though the stamp has notyet been positively identified with a craftsman in Gillows’ employment it ispossibly Henry Lee, chair and sofa maker of Oxford Market and Ogle Mews, London(active circa 1827) (see G. Beard, Dictionary ofEnglish Furniture Makers 1660 - 1840, 1986, p. 534).

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Condition
Good, structurally secure with wear and tear consistent with age and use. There are minor dents marks and scratches and shrinkage cracks. Re-caned. The upholstery apparently original or near original, there are locating slots cut in the seat frame presumably for a framed cushion, the green velvet of the seat cushion heavily faded and frayed, the back cushion largely lacking green velvet.

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