A matched set of nine George III painted dining chairs
In the manner of SeddonThe shield shaped backs decorated with pierced Prince of Wales feathers, four with stuff-over seats, five with caned seats, x 44cm deep x 95cm high, x 17in deep x 37in high) (9)
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Provenance: Five of the chairs (with caned seats) were bought from Christie's, King Street, Furniture from the Collection of the late J.F.B Petre, Westwick Hall, Norfolk, 11 October 1990, lot 42.The shield back was popularised by the furniture designs done by George Hepplewhite published in the Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer's Guide, 1788, when which the design was widely copied. A comparable pair of armchairs with shield backs painted with fleur de lys were sold at Sotheby's, London, Important English Furniture, 5 June 2007, lot 66.