Description & Technical information
A pair of George III mahogany open armchairs.
Height of seat: 18 in; 47 cm
Date: 1760
Period: 1750-1850, 18th century
Origin: England
Medium: Mahogany
Dimensions: 94 x 68 x 58.5 cm (37 x 26³/₄ x 23 inches)
Provenance: Almost certainly supplied to Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury, for St. Giles House, Dorset, England.
M. Harris & Sons, London, England, until 1953.
Private collection, England.
Literature: Country Life photograph, 1915, unpublished, in situ in the library at St. Giles House.
‘M. Harris & Sons 1868-1968’, centenary catalogue, 1968, p. 114.
Categories: Furniture
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