CIRCA 1720, POSSIBLY IRISH

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A GEORGE I WALNUT AND BURR WALNUT ARMCHAIR
CIRCA 1720, POSSIBLY IRISH
The shaped top rail centred by a shell and leafy branches above a shaped solid splat and arms carved with eagles' heads, above a drop in seat, the front rail centred by a further shell on foliate and acorn-carved cabriole legs with claw and ball feet, restorations, repairs to veneers and one front leg
40 in. (102 cm.) high; 30½ in. (78 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep

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By repute Sir Charles Saxton 2nd Bt (1773-1838) of Circourt, Bucks.
Mrs. Manning, his housekeeper, who was subsequently in service to Jane Cooke (née Robins).
By descent to her son Arthur Cooke and in turn to his brother, Theodore Andrea Cooke.
Christopher Gray Robins, and thence by descent.

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Two burr walnut armchairs from the collection of Sir John Ramsden, both featuring the same unusual shell motif on the seat rail, are illustrated in R. Edwards and P. Macquoid, The Dictionary of English Furniture, London, rev.ed., 1954, vol. I, p.263, figs. 116 and 117. The foliate carving on the leg bears comparison with a chair illustrated in Y.Hackenbroch, English Furniture with some furniture from other countries in The Irwin Untermeyer Collection, London, 1958, fig.124, pl.97, and another from The Collection of Benjamin F.Edwards III, sold Christie's, New York, 26 January 2010, lot 228 ($15,000 including premium).
Sir Charles Saxton, Bt, served as Ranger of Phoenix Park, Dublin, 1808-12, and as M.P for Cashel, Co. Tipperary, 1812-18.