Pair of George III Mahogany Armchairs

Each with carved serpentine crest rail and pierced vasi-form splat and serpentine seat raised on square section legs with H form stretcher.

Scroll back of generous proportions. Gilded details at top of back. Scroll arms with acanthus carving. Raised on turned tapered legs. Casters. Manly size scale.

Generous scale with slightly arched crest rail with scroll carving terminating with bird heads over an upholstered back and bowed seat, scrolled arms with bird terminals raised on cu...

With slightly arched crestrail with central vasiform splat with a drop in upholstered seat, raised on cabriole legs with shell knees with bellflower joined by a shaped H form stretch...

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...

A fine pair of French early 20th century Regency style mahogany carved armchairs, each upholstered in a light cream color pleather,...

Pair of Late 19th Century Carved Mahogany Open Armchairs, carved with scrolls and palmettes with upholstered seats and back rests - 23"w x 26"d x 36"h (18" to the seat)

Pair of French Restoration (19th Cent) mahogany roll arm Armchairs with upholstered seat and back Antique Condition