A George III carved mahogany stool by Thomas Chippendale, 1772
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December 7, 05:45 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 40,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A George III carv⛄ed mahogany stool by Thomas ✅Chippendale, 1772
the serpentine padded seat covered in later close-nailed green leather upholꦑstery, on ring turned fluted tapering legs and foliate carved splayed d♉isc feet
46cm. high,💛 61.5cm. wide, 47cm. deep; 1ft. 6in♕., 2ft.¼in., 1ft. 6½in.
Supplied to Sir Edward Knatchbull, 7th Bart. (1704-1789) in 1772 for Mersham-le-Hatch, Kent;
Major Peter Loyd, Towersey Manor, Oxford;
Christie's London, 8 February 1973, lot 19;
Christie's London, 29 March 1984, lot 28.
Major Peter Loyd, Towersey Manor, Oxford;
Christie's London, 8 February 1973, lot 19;
Christie's London, 29 March 1984, lot 28.
Sir Edward Knatchbull's account of furnishings with Thomas Chippendale, 28th October 1772, 'To 4 neat carv'd mahogany Stools cover'd with fine blue Morrocco Leather and brass Nail'd to Match the Chairs £7 8s 0 d.' (The Knatchbull-Brabourne MSS U951/A18/28);
H. Avray Tipping, ‘Mersham le Hatch’, Country Life, 8 August 1925, one from the suite photographed in the Hall, p. 219;
H. Avray Tipping, English Homes, Late Georgian, 1760-1820, London, 1926, p. 124;
P. Thornton, 'The Furnishing of Mersham-le-Hatch', Part II, Apollo, June, 1970, p. 442;
C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, Vol. I, London, 1978, p.222;
C. Hussey, English Country Houses, Mid Georgian 1760-1800, London, 1984, p.100.
H. Avray Tipping, ‘Mersham le Hatch’, Country Life, 8 August 1925, one from the suite photographed in the Hall, p. 219;
H. Avray Tipping, English Homes, Late Georgian, 1760-1820, London, 1926, p. 124;
P. Thornton, 'The Furnishing of Mersham-le-Hatch', Part II, Apollo, June, 1970, p. 442;
C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, Vol. I, London, 1978, p.222;
C. Hussey, English Country Houses, Mid Georgian 1760-1800, London, 1984, p.100.
See previous lot for catalogue note.
