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A PAIR OF GEORGE III GILTWOOD CHAIRS DESIGNED BY JOHN LINNELL
An exceptionally fine pair of George III giltwood armchairs designed by John
Linnell, each made with removable back, seat and arm rests, the channelled
frame carved with guilloche and surmounted by a laurel-bound cabochon
cartouche, the out-scrolled arms terminating in acanthus spheres and with husktrailed panels, the serpentine channelled seat-rails carved with entralac design
and centred by a acanthus foliated cartouche, the chairs raised on
chamferred tapering legs with guilloche panels and ending in moulded feet.
Circa 1770
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Height 37.5in./ 95.5cm. Width 24.5in./ 61cm. Depth 24.5in./ 62cm.
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Literature: The original pen and ink design for these chairs by John Linnell i