Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 11th April 2018
Lot 434
A mid-18th century fruitwood and ash Windsor armchair attributed to John Pitt
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £850
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Description
A mid-18th century fruitwood and ash Windsor armchair attributed to John Pitt, the comb back above a solid vase shape splat, with concave arm supports, above a solid elm seat, on cabriole legs and pad feet united by turned stretchers.
Provenance: From the collection of Dr. J. S. Gordon.
See Regional Furniture, The Journal of the Regional Furniture Society, vol. XIX, 2005, pp. 20-32 for a similar example, see also a similar cherry armchair attributed to John Pitt sold in these rooms 4th September 2007, lot 141.