Untitled
attributed to Thomas Chippendale II (1749 - 1822)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1785 - circa 1795
Materials
Beech, gilt, silk, brass, some later iron repairs
Place of origin
St.Martin's Lane
Order this imageCollection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 959781
Summary
A set of eight pieces of giltwood seat furniture, English, circa 1785 - 1795, attributed to Thomas Chippendale, the Younger (1749 - 1822). Comprising a pair of sofas and six open armchairs. All with bellflower and bead-carved moulded frame, outswept arms and fluted tapering patera-headed square-section legs, fitted with brass castors. All upholstered in eau-de-nil striped silk.
Provenance
Probably purchased by Sir Rowland Winn, 5th Baronet, and thence by descent until accepted by HM Treasury in lieu of death duties on the estate of Rowland Winn, 4th Baron Oswald (1916 - 1984), in 1986.
Makers and roles
attributed to Thomas Chippendale II (1749 - 1822), cabinet maker attributed to Haig & Chippendale (fl. 1779 - 1796), cabinet maker