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A set of open armchairs c.1828
Gilded mahogany, tapestry | 103.5 x 70.0 x 71.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 33498
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A set of gilded mahogany open armchairs. Upholstered overall and on the back with, earlier, tapestries. The top rail carved with two ribbon-bound laurel swags, the square back with water-leaf mouldings, baluster supports to arms. Turned tapering front legs carved with palm leaves; square sabre back legs.
Provenance
Part of the group of furniture and furnishings supplied between 1827 and 1829 to King George IV by the partnership of Morel and Seddon for the His Majesty’s Sitting Room at Windsor Castle. Nicholas Morel had formerly worked for The Prince of Wales, later George IV, at Carlton House and the Royal Pavilion at Brighton. Subsequently, he was commissioned to design and furnish the newly built apartments designed by Sir Jeffry Wyattville (1766-1840) for the King at Windsor Castle. In order to fulfil the contract he entered into partnership with George Seddon III whose family had large and long established furniture workshops in Aldersgate Street in the City of London.
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Medium and techniques
Gilded mahogany, tapestry
Measurements
103.5 x 70.0 x 71.0 cm (whole object)
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