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Pair of Regency Chairs, attributed to George Bullock
About the Item
Collectors' choice - a very fine and rare Regency period pair of mahogany chairs, firmly attributed to George Bullock. England, circa 1815.
Why we like them
These superb quality, wonderfully stylish chairs, and having many unusual features such as octagonal back legs, reeded back supports, continuously veneered seat rails over legs at corner joints, almost certainly belong to the oeuvre of the celebrated London furniture designer and maker, George Bullock, most famous, perhaps, for furnishing Longwood House, Napoleon Bonaparte's St. Helena exile residence.
Attribution
A pair of virtually similar chairs, possibly from Moncrieffe House, Perthshire, Scotland, was illustrated in Blairman's 1999 catalogue.
The design of the present chairs derives from the 'Tracings by Thomas Wilkinson, from the Designs of the late Mr George Bullock, 1820' (City Museums and Art Gallery,, Birmingham, M.3.74, p.22).
The reeded back supports, and the unusual and distinctive chamfered and collared back legs, are features that can be seen on dining chairs supplied in 1815 by Bullock for Napoleon's use on St Helena (see Napoleon in Exile, Appendix 1, Nos. 8 & 9, and figs. 46 & 47).
Original, 'country house' condition. Original upholstery with traces of the original black horsehair covering. Later blocks to seat frame corners, one chair with repairs to back tablet.
Dimensions:
Height: 34 inches / 86.5 cm
Width: 20.5 inches / 51 cm
Depth: 19.5 inches / 49.5 cm
Seat height: 18 inches / 46 cm
- Attributed to:George Bullock (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 34 in (86.36 cm)Width: 20.5 in (52.07 cm)Depth: 19.5 in (49.53 cm)Seat Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Regency (Of the Period)
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- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1815
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. Original, 'country house' condition. Original upholstery with traces of the original black horsehair covering. Later blocks to seat frame corners underneath, one chair with repairs to back tablet.
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1781239129772
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