A PAIR OF GEORGE III CREAM-PAINTED BERGERES
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III CREAM-PAINTED BERGERES
CIRCA 1775, IN THE MANNER OF JOHN LINNELL, UPHOLSTERED BY ROBERT KIME LTD.
Details
Each with curved padded back, arms and seat covered in close-nailed hand-embroidered Susani, with fluted toprail downswept arms and serpentine fluted seat on rosette-headed square tapering fluted legs with brass and rolled leather castors, re-decorated, some losses to decoration
39 3/4 in. (101 cm.) high; 27 1/2 in. (70 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep
Provenance
Wilton Crescent, A Robert Kime Interior; Christie's, London, 23 July 2020, lot 50.
Lot Essay
John Linnell (1729-1796) was one of the first English furniture-makers to be educated in design, studying at St. Martin's Lane Academy and his work was considered amongst the best of British design, rivalling his contemporaries including Thomas Chippendale, John Cobb and the partnership of William Ince and John Mayhew. Many of John Linnell’s designs are also preserved at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
CIRCA 1775, IN THE MANNER OF JOHN LINNELL, UPHOLSTERED BY ROBERT KIME LTD.
Details
Each with curved padded back, arms and seat covered in close-nailed hand-embroidered Susani, with fluted toprail downswept arms and serpentine fluted seat on rosette-headed square tapering fluted legs with brass and rolled leather castors, re-decorated, some losses to decoration
39 3/4 in. (101 cm.) high; 27 1/2 in. (70 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep
Provenance
Wilton Crescent, A Robert Kime Interior; Christie's, London, 23 July 2020, lot 50.
Lot Essay
John Linnell (1729-1796) was one of the first English furniture-makers to be educated in design, studying at St. Martin's Lane Academy and his work was considered amongst the best of British design, rivalling his contemporaries including Thomas Chippendale, John Cobb and the partnership of William Ince and John Mayhew. Many of John Linnell’s designs are also preserved at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III CREAM-PAINTED BERGERES
Estimate £5,000 - £8,000
Starting Price £2,400
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