A Pair of Regency Giltwood Armchairs in the manner of Henry Holland, Circa 1810
No reserve
Auction Closed
October 15, 06:30 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
with scrolled padded backs and armrests and foliate carved sides, on sabre legs; regilt
height 35 1/4 in.; width 23 1/4 in.; depth 29 1/2 in.
89.5 cm; 59 cm; 75 cm
John Bly, London;
Christie's New York, 7 June 2013, lot 266.
The design of this pair is similar to that of chairs supplied by the architect Henry Holland (1745-1806) to Samuel Whitbread II for the drawing room of Southill Park, Bedfordshire in 1796 (illustrated in Frances Collard, Regency Furniture, Woodbridge 1985, pp. 44, 45).
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