Chippendale oak and leather armchair with turned legs

An image of Furniture. Chippendale, Thomas II, attributed to (British, 1749-1822). Armchair of carved oak with turned legs and caned seat, with modern green leather squab seat cushion and back panel and brass casters. Replacement back and cushions, Old woodworm holes. Oak frame, cane seat, leather back panel, cushion (replacement), brass (alloy) castors, height, 107.5 cm, width, front, 68 cm, width, back, 57 cm, depth, 64.2 cm, circa 1820 to circa 1821. Regency Period. Production Note: The design is related to three chairs carved from the famous 'Waterloo Elm'. Two were commissioned from Thomas Chippendale by John George Children (1777-1852). The first was given to George IV in 1821 at Carlton House, and is now at Windsor Castle. The second was for Children's own use. It was given by him to the Duke of Wellington in 1837, and now at Apsley House, London. A third armchair was commissioned by the Duke of Rutland, and is at Belvoir Castle. The Fitzwilliam's chair is close in design to the chair at Apsley House.

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Furniture. Chippendale, Thomas II, attributed to (British, 1749-1822). Armchair of carved oak with turned legs and caned seat, with modern green leather squab seat cushion and back panel and brass casters. Replacement back and cushions, Old woodworm holes. Oak frame, cane seat, leather back panel, cushion (replacement), brass (alloy) castors, height, 107.5 cm, width, front, 68 cm, width, back, 57 cm, depth, 64.2 cm, circa 1820 to circa 1821. Regency Period. Production Note: The design is related to three chairs carved from the famous 'Waterloo Elm'. Two were commissioned from Thomas Chippendale by John George Children (1777-1852). The first was given to George IV in 1821 at Carlton House, and is now at Windsor Castle. The second was for Children's own use. It was given by him to the Duke of Wellington in 1837, and now at Apsley House, London. A third armchair was commissioned by the Duke of Rutland, and is at Belvoir Castle. The Fitzwilliam's chair is close in design to the chair at Apsley House.

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Accession Number: M.14-1991
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 751 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 672.32kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2016:08:22 11:14:19

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19th Century British cane caned carved casters chair Chippendale cushion English fluted furniture Georgian green leather oak Regency seat Thomas Chippendale turned wood wooden

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