A Pair of George III Period Giltwood Salon Chairs, to a Design of John Linnell

A pair of George III period giltwood salon chairs, to a design of John Linnell. The oval back with well-carved flowers at the top, and downswept arms at either side, very specific to the Linnell workshop. The stuffover seats above a gilt seat rail centred by a patera, and all supported by deeply fluted legs terminating in toupie feet. Nearly identical chairs survive at Osterley Park, Middlesex, and Oakly Park, Shropshire.

Circa 1775

Literature: Hayward and Kirkham, William and John Linnell, 1980, vol. II, pp. 46-7, plates 92-5

Jeremy Musson, The Drawing Room, 2014, p. 81 for identical chairs in the drawing room of Oakly Park

39″ in height x 27″ in width x 24″ in depth