Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 22nd September 2021
Lot 579
λ A REGENCY ROSEWOOD LIBRARY BERGERE ARMCHAIR
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £4800
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Description
λ A REGENCY ROSEWOOD LIBRARY BERGERE ARMCHAIR
IN THE MANNER OF GEORGE SMITH, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the moulded frame with scroll arms carved with leaves, upholstered with zigzag petit point stitch, possibly by the Royal School of Needlework, on quatrefoil headed and reeded front legs terminating in carved lion's paw feet and brass castors
Provenance
John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden (1759-1840) and by descent.
Dreweatts, Selected Items from the 5th Marquis Camden Will Trust, 14th September 2010, lot 70.
Catalogue Note
The Pratt family descends from Sir John Pratt, Lord Chief Justice from 1718-1725. The Pratt family were lawyers and politicians and Sir John's son, Charles (1713-1794), served as Lord Chancellor between 1766 and 1770. He was created Baron Camden in 1765. He acquired large property holdings in the then northern outskirts of London, the area subsequently becoming Camden Town. John Jeffreys Pratt (1759-1840) served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. In 1812 he was created Marquess Camden. Sir John Pratt bought the Bayham Abbey estate in 1714, constructing a resident adjacent to the abbey ruins. The present chair was housed at Bayham Manor.