A George III style serpentine mahogany stool, after a design by Thomas Chippendale

Peter Thornton, The Furnishing of Mersham-le-Hatch, Part II, Apollo, June, 1970, p. 442, fig. 3 (where described as 18th century);
Christopher Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, Vol. II, London, 1978, p.214, fig. 389 (where described as 18th century).

It has long been held that the present stool is one of the ‘4 neat carv’d mahogany Stools’ supplied by Thomas Chippendale in 1772 (see previous lot), however, variation to the carving and constructional differences suggest a later date of manufacture.