Important Irish George II Style Walnut Armchair

Important Irish George II Style Walnut ArmchairA superb Irish George II style armchair in walnut. The serpentine toprail centered by acanthus husks, above finely carved and incised interlaced splat. The generously proportioned seat raised on graceful cabriole front legs, with shell carving to the knees and distinctive, realistically carved horse hooves. Unlike other mass produced Georgian revival chairs, this chair was commissioned by Rufus Daniel Isaacs, the Viceroy of India in 1921 26, to match

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is illustrated in Margaret Jourdain

banded in kingwood

They favoured dark rosewood

An attractive bronzed resin study of a youth

With their distinctive medallion-shaped reeded backs

Made of fine quality mahogany throughout

reflects the George III 'Roman' fashion

over a cedar-lined frieze side drawer and a leather lined writing slide to the front

forming the seatrail and arm supports

A very fine and rare mid-18th century George III Mahogany Spider Leg side table

supplying patrons such as the Earl of Jersey at Middleton Park