A pair of George II carved walnut and walnut veneered side c...

Hammer

£8,000

A pair of George II carved walnut and walnut veneered side chairs, manner of Giles Grendey (1693-1780), the backs with moulded shaped top rails carved with shell crest, above stylised shaped splats flanked by shaped uprights and with foliate clasps to mid rail, the drop in saddle shaped seats upholstered in 18th/19th century petit-point needlework, decorated in tones of ochre, blue, pink and green with a central panel depicting a lady and bird in a garden, the shell and bell flower carved front cabriole legs with claw and ball feet, the back seat-rail of one chair stamped 'XX' and the seat correspondingly stamped, the other chair and seat stamped 'V', later gilding and some restorations. (2) Provenance: Private American collection, previously purchased through a Hudson River Valley NY estate sale. Note: See Sotheby's London, Lot 117, 12th May 2015, Bonhams London, Lot 59, 12th March 2014 and Christie's London, Lot 70, 7th June 2007 for similar examples.