Lot 94
A pair of George III cream painted and parcel gilt open armchairs in the manner of Mayhew and Ince
20 November 2013, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £6,875 inc. premium
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A pair of George III cream painted and parcel gilt open armchairs
in the manner of Mayhew and Ince
Upholstered in pale green and gold silk damask, the oval padded and beaded backs surmounted by a double flowerhead cresting above padded outswept scrolling arms and moulded arm supports, above serpentine padded seats and beaded seatrails, on fluted turned tapering legs and spool feet, with orginal V-shaped cuts to the seat rails for glue cramps. (2)
Upholstered in pale green and gold silk damask, the oval padded and beaded backs surmounted by a double flowerhead cresting above padded outswept scrolling arms and moulded arm supports, above serpentine padded seats and beaded seatrails, on fluted turned tapering legs and spool feet, with orginal V-shaped cuts to the seat rails for glue cramps. (2)
Footnotes
The pair of armchairs offered here relate to an armchair illustrated in R.Edwards and P.Maquoid, The Dictionary of English Furniture, Rev. Ed., Vol. I, London 1954, p.290, fig. 203 which is part of a suite at Syon House, Middx., and which is thought to have been supplied to the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland by the London firm of Mayhew and Ince who are known to have supplied furniture for the house. The Syon chairs share the same distinctive V-shaped cuts to the seat rails which are also an established feature of pieces from the workshop of Thomas Chippendale. It has been suggested that a key difference between the chairs produced by the two firms is that the arm rests on Mayhew and Ince chairs commonly join the front legs whereas Chippendale's more typically join at the side rails.