A fine pair of walnut armchairs with cartouche shaped backs and sinuous outswept crook arms, the serpentine seat rails centred by acanthus carving, cabriole legs to front and rear terminating on scrolled feet. The seats and backs are upholstered in period floral needlepoint tapestry.
In country house condition with a soft natural patina, some fading to the needlework and some thread worn areas as expected from this early period but stable and ready for use.
French 1740-1760
Height 101 cm ( 39 3/4”)
Width 69 cm ( 27 1/4”) to outer arms
Depth 53cm ( 21”)
Seat height 39cm (15 3/4”)
Provenance
Tanners, Kedington, Suffolk, purchased from Country Antiques Burlton Hall, Shrewsbury
A fine pair of walnut armchairs with cartouche shaped backs and sinuous outswept crook arms, the serpentine seat rails centred by acanthus carving, cabriole legs to front and rear terminating on scrolled feet. The seats and backs are upholstered in period floral needlepoint tapestry.
In country house condition with a soft natural patina, some fading to the needlework and some thread worn areas as expected from this early period but stable and ready for use.
French 1740-1760
Height 101 cm ( 39 3/4”)
Width 69 cm ( 27 1/4”) to outer arms
Depth 53cm ( 21”)
Seat height 39cm (15 3/4”)
Provenance
Tanners, Kedington, Suffolk, purchased from Country Antiques Burlton Hall, Shrewsbury
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