Thomas Chippendale
A pair of giltwood armchairs
Thomas Chippendale
A pair of giltwood armchairs
Date 1780
Period George III
Origin English
Medium Giltwood
Dimension 93 x 65 x 66 cm (36⁵/₈ x 25⁵/₈ x 26 inches)
The design of the chairs overall corresponds to the output of Chippendale's workshop. The sinuous curve of the back and serpentine front as well as the exceptionally high quality carving lead to a leading London cabinet maker whilst the Anthemion cresting, husk carved tablet, typical scroll arm finial, blocked tapering legs with finely leaf carved toes and clamping notches leave no doubt about the authorship of these chairs.
Date: 1780
Period: George III
Origin: English
Medium: Giltwood
Dimension: 93 x 65 x 66 cm (36⁵/₈ x 25⁵/₈ x 26 inches)
Provenance: M. Harris & Sons, London, England
Collection of Robert J. Dunham, New York USA, until 1947.
J. Kugel, Paris, France.
Sotheby's London, 9 March 1961.
J. A. Pearson.
Private collection, Lancashire, England.
Literature: F. Lewis Hinckley, Metropolitan Furniture of the Georgian Years, New York 1988, p. 145, ill 228.
Judith Goodison, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale Junior, London 2017, p, 135.
Ronald Phillips Ltd
18th Century and Early 19th Century English Furniture, Objets d’Art, Glass, Clocks and Barometers
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