Pair of Early Georgian Walnut Hall Chairs

Pair of Early Georgian Walnut Hall ChairsA pair of unusual early Georgian period walnut hall chairs of 'ladderback' design. English, circa 1740. Why we like it A very rare example of vernacular design to be so superbly crafted. We love an incredibly graphic, minimalist design of these unusual chairs and their superb, original untouched condition. Perfect for a kitchen or a country house boot room, with a useful storage box under the hinged seat. Design Historically a vernacular form of chair

The use of cedarwood and the distinctive arch-shaped half-stretchers in construction are also characteristic features of the Gillows firm

An interesting small pedestal table

For related pair see Sotheby's

of desirable small proportions

now preserved in the Capitoline museum in Rome

often comical animals and foliage taken from both nature and the artist's imagination

especially the astronomical phenomena connected with sunrise and sunset: Zodiacal light and sun pillars respectively

Fine set of four late 19th century black lacquer and gold decorated fan-shaped nesting boxes

'Gillows at Tatton Park'

The minutest detail of the tree bark and flowers in shades of gold is simply astonishing

An impressive and very decorative object

most likely from the same workshop