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Rare George III Painted Armchair
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Richmond, London
A rare and elegant cream and green painted armchair of George III period, attributable to Gillows of Lancaster and London. England, circa 1800. Highly desirable and sought after mode...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century European Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Paint
Pair of 19th Century Open Armchairs
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Richmond, London
A superb quality pair of open armchairs, after late 18th century designs by Gillows of Lancaster and London, the manufacture attributable to Gillow & Co. English, circa 1880.
Why we like them
Wonderfully elegant model, looking very delicate but in fact unusually strong – the sign of a skilled craftsman. Interestingly, chairs of this exact model can be seen in a painting by Walter Dendy Sadler (British, 1854-1923), The After Lunch Conversation, 1889, sold at Doyle, New York, 21 May 2024, lot 83.
Design
These chairs correspond to Gillows’ 'Garforth pattern' - a rare and highly desirable design - which first appeared in 1795 and was probably an adaptation of Georges Jacob's design of circa 1792 for Marie-Antoinette's dairy at Rambouillet. Gillows made the chairs not only in mahogany but also japanned, and they appear to have been particularly popular among the genteel, professional, and merchant classes in the north of England. In 1796, the Earl of Strafford purchased six white and green japanned chairs for Wentworth Woodhouse...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
$5,389 / set
Rare 19th Century Painted Armchair Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Richmond, London
An extremely rare and elegant cream and green painted armchair of George III period, attributable to the renown firm of Gillows of Lancaster and London. English, circa 1805–10. Truly...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Paint
19th Century Regency Painted Armchairs
Located in Richmond, London
An elegant pair of painted open armchairs from the early 19th century English Regency era, exquisitely hand-painted to simulate exotic timber and decorated with neoclassical festive ...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Cane, Paint
$9,638 / set
18th Century George III Armchairs Circa 1780
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Richmond, London
An extremely elegant, rare quality pair of George III period armchairs. English, circa 1780.
Why we like them
Wonderfully elegant model, looking very delicate but in fact unusually...
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Antique Late 18th Century European George III Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
$10,181 / set
18th Century Ladder-Back Armchair, circa 1760
Located in Richmond, London
A very elegant mid-18th century George III Chippendale-period armchair, or desk chair of wide proportions and a lovely mellow colour and patina; newly recovered in olive-green Zoffan...
Category
Antique 18th Century European Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
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Footnotes:
A virtually identical mahogany open armchair, albeit one with carved rather than polychrome detailing to its frames, is illustrated in S. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840, Vol. I, 2008, Woodbridge, pl. 124, p. 165. A closely comparable design appears alongside, with the description: 'The five-splat chair...
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