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Pair of Gillows Shell-Back Hall Chairs for George Sandeman, Founder of the Sandeman Port and Sherry Brand, with an Interesting Provenance and of Magnificent QualityInventory Number: : 210-104 Price: SOLD 17 ins wide, 20 ins deep and 34 1/2 ins high; Seat 18 ins high For more information please contact us TELEPHONE. 917 414 1827 EMAIL. [email protected] www.michaelpashbyantiques.com © Michael Pashby Antiques.
DESCRIPTIONBy Gillows of Lancaster and London these mahogany hall chairs are amongst the finest we have seen, the backs being formed from 2 inch thick oval pieces of mahogany deeply carved with a shell motif over a finely painted family crest and moto, STAT VERITAS, Truth Stands, for the Sandeman family of Perth Scotland, flanked by strong c-scrolls above a shaped rectangular seat over boldly carved legs to the rear and octagonal legs terminating in flattened ball feet to the front of the chairs. The rails to both chairs stamped JAMES WINTER 101 WARDOUR ST. The first recorded Gillows shell back chairs were commissioned by the Reverend Holland Edwards of Wales in 1811 and the present pair probably date from between 1815 and 1820. The present chairs however, also must have been specially commissioned given the quality and thickness of the timbers used. Provenance: English, by Gillows c. 1815
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