George II Period Walnut Armchair

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George II Period Walnut Armchair

About the Item

An elegant early 18th-century red walnut armchair, circa 1730. This smart and useful desk chair (or 'occasional' chair) has a slip-in seat covered in point d'Hongerie. Of deep patinated colour with some evidence of historic restoration, although barely discernible. Very sturdy in the joints, ready to use. That great world-authority Ralph Edwards C.B.E. F.S.A in his ‘Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture from the Middle Ages to the Late Georgian Period’ illustrates a closely related walnut chair no. 60 on p. 131. ”A walnut chair, plain splat and turned stretchers; narrow cabriole legs end in club feet, later the bowed shape of the uprights become more pronounced, the seat rail serpentine or convex’’. The turned stretchers, elegant, vase-shaped back splat help to date this chair to the early-George II reign, whereupon stretchers largely ‘become superfluous’. This sophisticated antique armchair is in solid Virginia walnut (juglans nigra) which was frequently used from the later period of Queen Anne’s reign (1702-1714). Incidentally the earliest imports of mahogany into England occur circa 1725. A noteworthy and special detail in this carver chair is revealed in the elegantly-shaped top rail. It is possible that this example has American origins (vis. ill. no. 2231, Wallace Nutting ‘Furniture Treasury mostly of American origin, all periods of American furniture with some foreign examples’ (1954). A Philadelphia arm owned by Mrs. Francis P. Garvan). References: NY Times - Antiques: Mrs. Francis P. Garvan's Americana, Nov 6th, 1970, illustration 2231.

Dimensions:
Height: 37.8 in (96 cm)Width: 30.32 in (77 cm)Depth: 22.84 in (58 cm)
Style:
George II (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Walnut
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1730-1739
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1730
Condition:
Repaired: A superb repair to the the back of one arm support which one cannot see except on close examination. Undertaken by Nicholas England Restoration and Conservation, UK. Wear consistent with age and use. Very sturdy in the joints, comfortable and supportive, with some evidence of historic restoration, although barely discernible.
Seller Location:
Lymington, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: BHA 12831stDibs: LU4081136418372