Open armchair
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Mahogany and textile
Measurements
1020 x 680 mm; 768 mm (Length)
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 11124
Summary
Chair - A George II style mahogany open armchair of Irish Chippendale design, with a shaped seat frame carved with scrolling foliage and ribbon-ties while the padded back, seat and arm rests are upholstered in gold ground textile with a red bird and foliate brocade. The scrolled arms with incurved supports are also decorated with foliate carving while the cabriole legs are carved with foliage and the feet with wave ornament.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.