19th Century George I-Style Walnut Upholstered Side Chairs

A pair of George I-Style walnut and upholstered side chairs, late 19th century, each with a high arched upholstered back above the drop-in seat and shaped seat rails, on cabriole supports united with a curving H-form stretcher, the front supports with scrolls to the top, the upholstery covered in needlepoint and velvet, each 42.13 in. high, 22.83 in. wide, 23.62 in. deep

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Scrolls - Serpentine-shaped forms, used in cabinet construction and decoration for centuries. The scroll appears in legs, feet, as carving in chair brackets, chair rails and arms. The deeper and more spontaneous the carving is, the earlier the piece is likely to be. The Regency or 'Thomas Hope' scroll, used on pediments and sideboard backs, consists of two scrolls on the horizontal plane, placed back to back in a mirror image, and sometimes decorated with a variety of carved and/or applied ornament, such as shells, foliate and other motifs. Chippendale-style furniture is often distinguished by two corresponding scrolls in the form of a 'C' in the upper splat or where chair legs join the seat rail.
Stretcher - A horizontal rail which connects the legs of stools, chairs, tables and stands, to provide stabilisation of the legs. A stretcher table is any table with a stretcher base. The term is usually applied to substantial farmhouse tables, although many cabinetmaker's pieces, such as sofa tables, also have turned stretchers.

This item has been included into following indexes:

chairs, singles / pairs / threes, style or period
- Georgian 222
- Victorian, other styles 1,220
chairs, singles / pairs / threes, timber - walnut 710