A PAIR OF REGENCY MAHOGANY BERGERE CHAIRS

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A PAIR OF REGENCY MAHOGANY BERGERE CHAIRS

Ronald Phillips Ltd

Date 1815

Period 1750-1850, 19th century

Origin England

Medium Mahogany

Dimension 83.5 x 68 x 90 cm (32⁷/₈ x 26³/₄ x 35³/₈ inches)

The design of the monopodia legs is inspired by the antique. Publications by Thomas Hope in 1807, George Smith in 1808 and Charles Heathcote Tatham in 1826 fuelled the popularity of such designs in the early part of the 19th century.

Date: 1815

Period: 1750-1850, 19th century

Origin: England

Medium: Mahogany

Dimension: 83.5 x 68 x 90 cm (32⁷/₈ x 26³/₄ x 35³/₈ inches)

Provenance: Commissioned by Frederick Vernon Wentworth (b.1795) for Wentworth Castle, South Yorkshire, and then acquired by his granddaughter: Frederika Charlotte Louisa Rooke (nee Thelluson, d.1954) and her husband Mortimer Rooke (d.1942) at The Ivy, Chippenham, Wiltshire.

Literature: Thomas Hope, Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, London 1807.
George Smith, A Collection of designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, London 1808, plates C-Drawing Room Chairs, B-Library Table;
Charles Heathcote Tatham, Etchings Representing the Best Examples of Grecian and Roman Architectural Ornament, second edition, London 1843, plates 104/116.

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