Mallett catalogue 2013_DEF_Q9_new Mallett catalogue design 19/04/13 10:11 Pagina 73
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AN IMPORTANT PAIR OF GEORGE III GILTWOOD SETTEES A fine and rare pair of giltwood settees with serpentine shaped backs finely carved with a running guilloche pattern and an anthemion crest. The seat frames carved with fluting paterae and ribbons above each leg and a central tablet with a rosette and swag. The turned and tapering legs terminating in gilt metal sockets. England, circa 1775 Height: 46½in/118cm Width: 76½in/194cm Depth: 27½in/70cm F3C0194
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One of a pair of similar style settees made by Thomas Chippendale, commissioned for the Tapestry Room at Newby Hall.
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