Lot 261
  • 261

After Thomas Sheraton

Estimate
300 - 500 GBP
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Description

  • Side Chair
  • painted beech
  • Made in George III style circa 1890.

Literature

Notley Abbey Inventory, April 1948, p. 24, guests (green) bedroom, 'A Hepplewhite standard chair with shield back with vase shaped splat on square tapered legs painted buff and decorated in colours the stuffed seat with a figured chintz cover' (V&A Museum, London, THM/433/6/1);
Pall Mall Deposit and Forwarding Co. Ltd. Deposit Inventory, 14 August 1950, study, ’67. Painted and decorated chair and loose cushion’ (Laurence Olivier Archive, The British Library, London, Add MS 79838).

Condition

Pretty. Distress to paintwork. Chips and old marks and scratches from age and use. Silk seat with marks and wear and would benefit from replacement.
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