Fine Pair of George III Armchairs

Fine Pair of George III ArmchairsAn extremely elegant, superb quality pair of George III period mahogany elbow chairs. English, circa 1780 Why we like them Wonderfully elegant model, looking very delicate but in fact unusually strong the sign of a skilled craftsman. This 'Pompeian' design is the epitome of the late Neoclassicism, introduced into English architecture and interior decoration by Robert Adam in late 1760's. Absolutely delightful chairs, covered in beautiful Italian

For the strictest seclusion of the Court

in Graeco-Roman iconography

Wiltshire and Sir Edward Knatchbull at Mersham le Hatch

Great scale

Two vases made of this very rare stone are displayed in the Galleria de' Candelabri of the Vatican Museum

An identical pair of chairs is illustrated in Ronald Phillips

although he also worked with Duhamel du Monceau and Perrault

A very fine and elegant Regency period pair of 'Klismos' chairs with Greek key decoration to the backs

on turned and reeded tapering legs with brass caps and castors

In the 'Rose Medallion' pattern

Their sleek stems with a 'kink' in the middle evoke 1960's retrofuturism and spaceship motifs

with white and more definite black markings