A George II Style Walnut and Burr Walnut Double Chair Back Settee, Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Auction Closed
October 15, 06:30 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
the acanthus-carved scrolled crest rail above two pierced vasiform splats flanked by lion's head terminal armrests, the drop-in seat rails with pierced shellwork apron and three acanthus and three flowerhead-carved cabriole legs, the outer two headed by lion's masks, the central leg with a cartouche, ending in hairy paw feet
height 39 1/2 in.; 58 in.; depth 25 3/4 in.
99.5 cm; 147.5 cm; 65.5 cm
Doyle New York, 19 May 2010, lot 373
A settee of this model that formed part of the original collection of Percival D. Griffiths is illustrated in Herbert Cescinsky, English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century, London 1920, Vol.II, p.69 fig.67. The design appears to be inspired by a George II period example from the S. B. Joel Collection, published in Ralph Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, Woodbridge 1954, Vol. III, p.83 fig. 30.
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