A George II paduok-wood and upholstered chair second quarter 18th century

the cabriole legs with carved scallop and scroll ending in pad feet with outswept rear legs

Possibly William Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (1673-1743) Compton Place, Eastbourne, Sussex; thence by descent to William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire (1808-1891)

H. Avary Tipping, Compton Place Eastbourne, Country Life, 1916, Vol. XL, pp. 266-294
H. Avary Tipping, English Homes - Period V, Early Georgian 1714-1760, 1921, p. 130, illus. pl. 158;

In need of reupholstering but the frame is generally sound but with wood worm holes throughout. One carved spandrel to the right side is missing and there is some fragmentation to the feet. Attractive figuring to the legs.
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This chair forms part of a group that were at Compton Place. Other examples remain at Chatsworth. It is conceivable that they formed part of a group ordered by The Earl of Wilmington who acquired the estate in 1724 and subsequently remodelled the house employing Colen Campbell probably on the recommendation of Lord Wilmington's neighbour in Chiswick, Lord Burlington. The chairs are clearly visible in a photograph of the gallery on the first floor taken in the early 20th century.