Pair of armchairs ca. 1765 British Part of a set of seat furniture previously at Lavington Park, Sussex, the chair is related to a design for a so-called "French chair" in the third edition of Thomas Chippendale's The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director (1762). Chippendale suggested to create an open space between the cartouche-shaped back and the seat in order to lighten the overall effect of this drawing-room Pair of armchairs. British. ca. 1765. Mahogany, beech and needlework. Woodwork-Furniture

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