Pair of armchairs

British

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Part of a set of seat furniture previously at Lavington Park, Sussex, the chair is related to a design for a so-called "French chair" in the third edition of Thomas Chippendale's The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director (1762). Chippendale suggested to create an open space between the cartouche-shaped back and the seat in order to lighten the overall effect of this drawing-room chair.

Pair of armchairs, Mahogany, beech and needlework, British

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Pair of armchairs, Mahogany, beech and needlework, British
Pair of armchairs, Mahogany, beech and needlework, British
Pair of armchairs, Mahogany, beech and needlework, British
Pair of armchairs, Mahogany, beech and needlework, British
Pair of armchairs, Mahogany, beech and needlework, British
Pair of armchairs, Mahogany, beech and needlework, British

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