Antique Pair of Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Open Armchairs, circa 1765

View Similar Items

Antique Pair of Claw & Ball Feet Leather Club Tub Armchairs Chippendale Cushions

Pair of French 1940s Sycamore Marquetry Open Armchairs

Midcentury Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Faux Bamboo Cane Desk Chair

Pair of Leather Armchairs Roche & Bobois circa 1970

China Corner Chair antique with Mother of Pearl Inlays hardwood

Pair of Stately Antique French Empire Style Armchairs

Pair of Vintage Chinese Chippendale Faux Bamboo Armchairs

Pair of Antique Chinese Chippendale Rosewood Armchairs, Qing Dynasty, circa 1900

Pair of Leather and Chrome Armchairs, Midcentury, Germany, circa 1940

Set of Four Chinese Chippendale Armchairs

Pair of Antique, Rustic Dark Wooden Armchairs with New Upholstery

PAIR OF LOVELY ANTIQUE OXBLOOD LEATHER CHESTERFIELD GENTLEMAN'S CLUB ARMCHAiRS

1 of 10

Antique Pair of Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Open Armchairs, circa 1765

About the Item

Antique pair of Chinese Chippendale period Cockpen open armchairs with carved and painted faux bamboo decoration, having loose cushions above a framed caned seat. English, circa 1765, now with cushions in ocelot red cafe by Cowtan and Tout.These bamboo patterned chairs exemplify the fashion for furniture designed in the Chinese manner popular after 1750. In 1767 John Linnell supplied '10 neat bamboo chairs with loose seats of a similar design to William Drake at Shardelores (see H. Hayward & P. Kirkham, William & John Linnell, 1988 vol.1 p.101 & vol.2 fig.58. Thomas Chippendale supplied "6 India back and Armchairs japand to imitate Bamboo' for Sir Gilbert Heathcote in 1768(C. Gilbert, The Life & Works of Thomas Chippendale, 1978, vol.1 pp249-250, Chippendale considered Chinese chair patters'very proper for a Lady's Dressing Room, especially if hung with India paper...they have commonly cane-bottoms, with loose cushions'. Similar to a set of 36 chairs made in 1802 by Elward, Marsh & Tatum for the small banqueting room at the Royal Brighton Pavilion, originally covered in red Morocco leather, see p.83, illus.46 "The Georgian Period", Jourdain The term Cockpen derives from the presence of chairs of this model in the Laird's Private Pew in the Church of Cockpen, near Dalhousie Castle, Dalkeith, Scotland. Measures: Height 36", width 23 1/4", depth 22", seat height 17"; without cushion, seat height:19" with cushion, seat width 21", seat depth 18 1/2"

Dimensions:
Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Width: 23.25 in (59.06 cm)Depth: 22 in (55.88 cm)Seat Height: 19 in (48.26 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Chinese Chippendale (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Beech,Cane,Faux Bois,Hand-Carved,Hand-Knotted
Place of Origin:
United Kingdom
Period:
1760-1769
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1765
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. The term ;Cockpen derives from the presence of chairs of this model in the Laird's Private Pew in the Church of Cockpen, near Dalhousie Castle, Dalkeith, Scotland.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: 50111stDibs: 1405148565411