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attributed to William Ince & John Mayhew (fl. 1759-1803)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1770
Materials
Giltwood, silk damask
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Cliveden Estate, Buckinghamshire
NT 617714
Summary
A pair of giltwood open armchairs, English, circa 1770, attributed to Ince & Mayhew (fl. 1759-1803) and part of a suite made for Bramshill Park, Hampshire.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Waldorf, 2nd Viscount Astor in 1942.
Makers and roles
attributed to William Ince & John Mayhew (fl. 1759-1803), cabinetmaker
References
'Bramshill Park, Hampshire: The Seat of Sir Anthony Cope, Bt.', Country Life, 11 July 1903, p. 56 'Bramshill, Hampshire - The Seat of Captain Denzil Cope', in Country Life, 23 June 1923, p. 886, Figures 1 & 2 Avray Tipping, 1927, English Homes: Period III, Vol. II, Late Tudor and Early Stuart, Country Life, London, p. 303, Figure 383 Wood, Lucy 'Upholstered furniture in the Lady Lever Art Gallery' 2 vols New Haven & London: Yale University Press 2009, Vol. II, pp. 617-29