Lot 18
A set of twelve early 20th century walnut and parcel gilt dining chairs, based on original examples attributed to the Roberts family
20 November 2013, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £31,250 inc. premium
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A set of twelve early 20th century walnut and parcel gilt dining chairs, based on original examples attributed to the Roberts family
In the George I style, the rectangular padded backs, arms and sprung seats covered in cut velvet, the gadrooned, scroll arm terminals with incurved moulded supports ending in leaf decorated shield shaped devices, the convex moulded seatrails centred on lamrequins, the conforming square-cut cabriole legs headed by leaf-plume lappets and on moulded pad feet.(12)
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Provenance:
Purchased by the vendor from Christopher Hodsoll, 6th September 1993.
The present set of chairs is based on a suite of seat furniture comprising twenty two side chairs, two settees and an easy chair, attributed to the 'Roberts family' which were supplied to Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745) for Houghton. Two pairs of side chairs from this suite sold Christie's Houghton, 8 December 1994, lots 126 and 127. Examples from this suite are recorded in the collections at Temple Newsam, Leeds (illustrated in C. Gilbert, Furniture at Temple Newsam House and Lotherton Hall, London 1978, vol. 1, pp. 75-6, no. 57), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and The Melbourne Art Gallery, Australia. A closely related set of nine side chairs attributed to Richard Roberts were offered Christie's New York, 17 October 2003, lot 270.