Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 13th January 2022
Lot 366
A REGENCY MAHOGANY BERGERE ARMCHAIR
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £1300
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Description
A REGENCY MAHOGANY BERGERE ARMCHAIR
ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
with a shaped cane back, sides and seat, with later leather armrests and a cushion, the moulded frame with turned front supports and brass castors, the back rail stamped with workman's initials 'H H'
Literature
Susan E. Stuart. Gillows of Lancaster & London 1730-1840, p.244 for a discussion of the journeyman 'H H'.