Fine Pair of George III Chippendale Mahogany Chairs

Fine Pair of George III Chippendale Mahogany ChairsFine pair George III period mahogany side chairs of outstanding quality, in the style of Thomas Chippendale's 'Director' English, circa 1765. Why we like them Emblematic of Chippendale period, these chairs are remarkably well preserved, with beautifully patinated original surface and smart period correct hand stitched horsehair upholstery, apropriately covered in a close studded silk damask. With a shaped foliate carved crest rail over a pierced

Height: 26

monochrome black japanned and decorated in the Greek Revival taste with Greek key and scrolling volute motifs

Seat height: 17

Hichozan Shimpo-sei brand was made in the short period of time at the end of Edo period

of outstanding quality and superb original colour and patination

brass inlays and elaborate mounts

not encountered on other furniture of the period is a valuable aid to attribution

The georgians were obsessed with the classical Greek culture and often used the motifs seen on the 'Grand Tour' or excavated objects in decoration and design

Side Chairs:

butterflies and insects

formerly in the collection of Mr

Gillows' 1813 commission for Hackwood