A fine George III carved mahogany armchair Third quarter 18th century, attributed to John Linnell The oval back with a guilloche moulded border centred by a patera and entwined acanthus leaf splat flanked by two further entwined acanthus leaf splats above a stuff-over seat, with moulded down-swept arms on reeded square tapering front legs and lotus leaf pinched feet, with Arlington Conservation label, 58cm wide x 54cm deep x 95cm high, (22 1/2in wide x 21in deep x 37in high) Footnotes: Provenance With Hotspur Ltd. Christie's, London, Important English Furniture and Carpets, 24 November 2005, lot 76. Literature A triple chair-back settee presumably from the same suite can be found in: R. Edwards, The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture, London, re-published 1977, p.459, fig. 56. Exhibited Luton Museum before 1939 (according to Christie's catalogue description). This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP TP For auctions held in Scotland: Please refer to the catalogue and/or after-sale information or contact Edinburgh@Bonhams.com for more information. For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (The Packengers, Unit 9, Abbey Mead Industrial Park, Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1HU, England, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue and/or after-sale information, sent out to all buyers post-sale. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 10 calendar days from the auction date. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing