Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 4th October 2017
Lot 173
A pair of George I giltwood side chairs in the manner of James Moore
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £9000
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Description
A pair of George I giltwood side chairs in the manner of James Moore, each with a serpentine padded back and seat with later upholstery, on leaf carved and moulded square section cabriole legs and stylised hoof feet. (2)
Provenance: By family repute Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire.
See Ralph Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture (Revised Edition), volume one, pp.260-261 pls. 105 and 109, for two chairs with similar legs, one at Houghton Hall, the other made for Sir William Humphreys, Lord Mayor of London (1714-1715).