Furniture & Works of Art - 11th November 2008

Lot 389

A brass studded and leather upholstered armchair

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £900

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Description

A brass studded and leather upholstered armchair, with scroll arms and a serpentine front seat on square chamfered and moulded mahogany legs, united by an 'H' stretcher, George III and later. Provenance: Burton Constable Hall, East Yorkshire. Burton Constable hall has been the seat of the Constable family for over 400 years. William Constable commissioned Thomas Chippendale to furnish the Great Drawing Room in 1775-76.