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Sets of 12 & Above
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Set of 12 Regency mahogany sabre leg dining chairs with drop in seats, circa 1820.
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Rare long set of 22 William IV mahogany single dining chairs, stamped R. McInnes, Scotland circa 1835.
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Very fine quality set of 18 William IV period mahogany dining chairs, these are a wonderful quality cut of mahogany, with crisp carving and are very comfortable. English c.1835 SOLD
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Good quality long set of 18 eighteenth century antique mahogany dining chairs, fully restored by us, George III period, English c. 1800, £14,000
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Wonderful and rare set of 36 Regency mahogany dining chairs with ropetwist back stretcher and sabre legs all round, they have drop-on seats over cane, are stamped H H on the frame and made to a design in the pattern book of Gillows of Lancaster, not stamped as such, but definitely by Gillows, English circa 1809
32 inches high, 19 inches wide, 22 inches maximum depth.
Original throughout except recaned and squabs replaced.
As reported by Susan Stuart in her book, "Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840", after the victory of Admiral Nelson at Trafalgar Gillows designed several chairs in commemoration and they appear in the Lancaster Estimate Sketch Book. Patterns were named Trafalgar, Wellington and Bonaparte. The design of these 36 chairs – note the rope backs – is one of these and dated by Stuart to 1809. Another distinguishing feature is the “elegant concave curves on both front and back legs and flat side profiles. Sometimes the front legs were reeded.” (Stuart I, p. 136 – 137).
That they are not stamped by Gillows is not unusual. As increasingly more documentation is published, a picture of some of Gillows’ practices has begun to emerge. The greater part of the furniture made by Gillows on commission was not signed with its stamp. While articles made on speculation or for consignment were more frequently stamped. Documented suites of furniture usually bear no stamp while smaller, more portable works frequently do. A suite of chairs as long as this would certainly have been made on commission. The style and craftsmanship of Gillows works speak of their origin.
There is, however, further indication of a Gillows origin. Several of these chairs bear the stamp “HH”. Susan Stuart (II, p. 245) reports that “HH is one of the most common initial stamps recorded on [Gillows] chairs made during the first half of the 19th century” and proceeds to list many documented examples. Note should be made of a suite of 24 in the Mere Hall sale (Christies, 5/23/2004, lot 106) some of which, unusually, bore both the Gillows and the HH stamp.
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Very fine and rare set of 11 Gillows dining chairs dating from circa 1835. This wonderful set of dining chairs is absolutely indicative of the quality of Gillow furniture making, the choice and cut of timber, the construction, the lightness of frame and the design of the chair itself make these chairs a wonder to behold in every way!
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Unusually long set of 19 George III period mahogany dining chairs with wood saddle seat and lovely elegant restrained design to the back, standing on square taper legs, these chairs originally had squab cushions which will make them comfortable again, English circa 1800
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Rare set of 20 William IV mahogany dining chairs with stuff-over seats and with unusual upholstered panel backs. Extremely comfortable for long dinner parties and very good quality restrained carving made of excellent mahogany. Chairs of this calibre and quantity are very hard to find. English circa 1835
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