Description & Technical information
Grendey supplied armchairs of this model to Lowther Castle in Cumbria.
Height of seat: 17 in; 43 cm
Date: 1745
Period: 1600-1750, 18th century
Origin: England
Medium: Walnut
Signature: The back legs are stamped with the journeyman’s initials ‘WF’, which was common practice in Grendey’s workshop.
Dimensions: 96.5 x 80.5 x 89 cm (38 x 31³/₄ x 35 inches)
Provenance: Private collection, USA.
Literature: Christie, Manson & Woods, ‘Old French and English Furniture’, sale catalogue, 9 July 1931, p. 21, lot 113.
Exhibitions: The Grosvenor House Antiques Fair, London, 1993.
Categories: Furniture
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