An important set of twelve George II carved walnut dining chairs, circa 1755, attributed to William Hallett
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
the legs carved with stylized foliage terminating with scroll feet, covered with a blue silk upholstery
(12)
Haut. 99 cm, larg. 64 cm, prof. 59 cm ; Height. 39 in, width 25 ¼ in, depth 23 ¼ in
Almost certainly supplied to John, 2nd Earl Poulett, for Hinton House, Hinton St George, Somerset;
Thence by descent at Hinton to Margaret Christine, widow of the 8th Earl of Poulett;
Lawrence of Crewkerne, 24th May 1984, lot 49;
Sotheby’s London, 15th November 1996, lot 35.
Other models with the same leg
M. Harris and Sons, A Catalogue and Index of Old Furniture and Works of Decorative Art from Late Sixteenth Century to Early Nineteenth Century, Part II, London, 1921, p.212.
H. Cescinsky and G. Hunter, English and American Furniture, London, 1929, p.123.
R. W. Symonds, The Present State of Old English Furniture, 1921, fig. 82.
R. W. Symonds, English Furniture from Charles II to George II, London, 1929, p.211, fig. 169.
C. Jussel and W. DeGregorio, English Furniture 1680-1760: The Percival D. Griffiths Collection, New Haven and London, 2023, vol I, p.115, fig. F88.
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