Pair of Regency Hall Chairs, by Gillows

Pair of Regency Hall Chairs, by GillowsA very fine and elegant pair mahogany hall chairs of the Regency period, by Gillows of Lancaster and London. England, circa 1820. Why we like them These are superb quality, wonderfully stylish hall chairs, made of superbly figured mahogany, both collectable and decorative. Attribution Stamped 'NW' to the underside. Embellished with exquisitely carved scrolls and anthemions, these chairs relate to a set of hall chairs at Benthall Hall, Shropshire, by

covered in Colefax and Fowler 'Roses and Pansies' chintz cotton

simple handle on this table are all distinctive features often associated with the work of Thomas Chippendale (1718–1779)

and retains the manufacturer's label reading: 'Easy Chair and Sofa Factory Howard and Sons Upholsterers Berners Street London Patent Dining Tables'

emblematic of John McLean's London workshop

in the style of Gillows of Lancaster and London

Their highly unusual

with arched top-rail and down swept arms having ball terminals

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a decorator became hugely successful

is at Fenton House (NT 1448858)

in the style of Thomas Chippendale's 'Director'

above ebonised reeded stringing to the bottom edge of the frieze