Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 7th January 2016
Lot 221
A George II Irish mahogany side chair
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £2000
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Description
A George II Irish mahogany side chair, the top rail centred a shell above a vase shaped splat carved with leaves and florets, above a bell shaped drop-in seat on shell capped cabriole legs and paw feet united by wavy stretchers.
Provenance:
Bought from Paul Cooke Antiques, 1989.
The Collection of the Late P.J. Rankin.
See The Knight of Glin and James Peill, Irish Furniture, p.208 for a similar chair.