A George III style serpentine mahogany stool, after a design by Thomas Chippendale
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March 24, 08:41 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A George III sty🌱le serpentine mahogany stool
after a design by Thomas Chippendale
ensuite with the previous lot
46cm. high, 60.5cm. wide, 41cm. deep
Peter Thornton, The Furnishing of Mersham-le-Hatch, Part II, Apollo, June, 1970, p. 442, fig. 3 (where described as 18th century);
Christopher Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, Vol. II, London, 1978, p.214, fig. 389 (where described as 18th century).
Christopher Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, Vol. II, London, 1978, p.214, fig. 389 (where described as 18th century).
London, Christie's, Chippendale Loan Exhibition, November, 1978, no. 5.
It has long been held that the present stool is one of the ‘4 neat carv’d mahogany Stools’ supplied by Thomas Chippendale in 1772 (see previous lot), however, variation to the carving and constructional differences suggest a later date of manufacture.