The powderham castle armchair

Date	circa 1755
Period	George II
Origin	English
Medium	Mahogany
Dimensions	108 x 79 x 72 cm (42¹/₂ x 31¹/₈ x 28³/₈ inches)
Gallery	Ronald Phillips Ltd

Description
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A George II mahogany armchair.
This chair once belonged to a larger set commissioned for the newly installed Marble Hall at Powderham Castle in 1755. The suite was photographed by Country Life in 1963, but the image was not published at the time. Today two chairs from the original set remain at Powderham.

Date: circa 1755
Period: George II
Origin: English
Medium: Mahogany
Dimensions: 108 x 79 x 72 cm (42¹/₂ x 31¹/₈ x 28³/₈ inches)
Provenance: William Courtenay, 1st Viscount Courtenay, Powderham Castle, Devon, England.
Private collection, England.
Categories: Furniture