Hall chair
attributed to George Nix (fl.1716-1751)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1730
Materials
Inlaid mahogany
Measurements
108 cm (H); 47 cm (W)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Ashdown House, Oxfordshire
NT 493008.7
Summary
One of a set of eight inlaid mahogany hall chairs, attributed to George Nix (1674 - 1756) London, circa 1730. The shaped solid wasted back, above a solid dished seat and raised on solid shaped and hipped front and back supports tied by a stretcher. The front support also with a dished center. Bearing the crest for Sir Herbert Perrot Pakington, 5th Baronet (1701-1748) of Westwood House, near Droitwich, Worcestershire.
Full description
These hall chairs are very similar to a set of eighteen oak chairs at Ham House [NT 1139637.1 - .18] for which bills survive showing that they were made by George Nix (1674 - 1756), a London cabinet maker and cost £18. Similar hall chairs, painted with crests, are at Felbrigg Hall (NT 1398476).
Provenance
Acquired by the National Trust from Mr Goulandris in 1984.
Makers and roles
attributed to George Nix (fl.1716-1751), furniture maker
References
Rowell 2013: Christopher Rowell (ed.), Ham House, 400 Years of Collecting and Patronage, Yale University Press, New Haven & London 2013, pp.281-2, Figure 278 Dictionary of British and Irish furniture makers online (1660-1840) FHS 2017