£5,000 - £8,000
Attributed to Paul Saunders
A fine George III mahogany library chair, c. 1760
With fine carved cabriole legs with cabochon centres, with scrolled arms, with scallop shell and acanthus arms.
Paul Saunders was a major London upholder of the 1750s and 1760s, supplying important aristocratic London and country house clients and was by Royal Appointment, yeoman arras-worker to the Royal Wardrobe in 1759. He was based in St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London. Similar chairs can be found in a number of country houses, including Houghton Hall, Norfolk
Property of a Lady
Dimensions:
38 in. (H) x 30 in. (W) x 25 in. (D)
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