A Superb Pair of George II Mahogany Armchairs, Possibly by Wright and Elwick.

Circa 1755

Height: 39.5" Width: 27" Depth: 29" Seat H: 18"

Inventory Number 8444-32

Price

$58,000

Description

Each chair with an upholstered serpentine back, padded armrests and upholstered seat; the foliate carved downswept supports above egg-and-dart-carved seat moulding and square tapering legs with trailing bellflower carving; retaining original leather castors.

Provenances

Supplied to John Crewe (1742–1829), 1st Baron Crewe, Crewe Hall, Cheshire and by descent. One armchair appears photographed in the Carved Parlour of Crewe Hall: Country Life, 3 May 1913, p. 634.

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Illustrated

Egg-and-dart seat moulding is typically associated with the Yorkshire firm of Wright and Elwick. However, the scrolling armrests and distinctive leg profile suggest they may have been made by London cabinetmakers William and John Linnell, interpreting earlier armchair designs by William Kent.

H. Hayward and P. Kirkham, William and John Linnell, 1980, vol. II, p. 36, fig. 67.
Ibid, p. 43, figs. 82-3.