A George II carved giltwood X-frame stool, circa 1735-40, the design attributed to William Kent and executed by Henry Williams
Live auction begins on:
November 19, 01:30 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Bid
16,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
the later cut-velvet squab cushion on a later upholstered removeable seat frame with cut-velvet cover and brocaded passementerie over mahogany rails, the scrolling carved pine X-frame support with imbricated channels centred with a stylised shell above an acanthus clasp and entrelac motif, the legs with acanthus knees terminating on lion paw feet, the returns with swags of oak leaves, with a turned central stretcher
44cm. high (without squab cushion), 62cm. wide, 49cm. deep; 17 1/4 in., 24 1/2 in., 19 1/4in
As a pair with Charles Woollett & Sons, Wigmore Street, London;
the pair in a Private English Collection;
this stool acquired by the current owner through Spink and Son's in the 1980s.
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