This pair of English armchairs was undoubtedly commissioned by Philip Yorke (1690-1764), 1st Earl of Hardwicke. A close confidant of the British Prime Minister, the Earl bought Wimpole Hall in Cambridgeshire – built between 1640 and 1670 by Sir Thomas Chicheley – from the Earl of Oxford. In 1742, to give the premises a...
Pair of armchairs, George II period (reigned 1727-1760), England, c. 1755, walnut, 101 x 80 x 57.2 cm. Estimate: $250,000/350,000
Pair of armchairs, George II period (reigned 1727-1760), England, c. 1755, walnut, 101 x 80 x 57.2 cm. Estimate: $250,000/350,000
This pair of English armchairs was undoubtedly commissioned by Philip Yorke (1690-1764), 1st Earl of Hardwicke. A close confidant of the British Prime Minister, the Earl bought Wimpole Hall in Cambridgeshire – built between 1640 and 1670 by Sir Thomas Chicheley – from the Earl of Oxford.…
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