Antique Pair of Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Open Armchairs, circa 1765

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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

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