A PAIR OF GEORGE II WALNUT STOOLS

A PAIR OF GEORGE II WALNUT STOOLS

C.1735-40

each with a later drop-in velvet covered seat, above a shaped frieze, on shell capped cabriole legs and pad feet, one with an applied 'Apter-Fredericks' trade label (2)

37.8cm high, 49cm wide, 43.2cm deep

Provenance

Purchased by Sir John Gooch, 12th Bt. from Apter-Fredericks

Sotheby's, Benacre Hall, Suffolk, 9th, 10th, 11th May 2000, Lot 227, sold for £20,000 hammer price.

Catalogue Note

Benacre Hall, Suffolk, is the seat of the Gooch baronets. On the death of Sir John Gooch Bt, the contents were sold by Sotheby's on 9th, 10th and 11th May 2000 and the sale made over £8,000,000. At the time a record for a country house auction.