Lot #1023 - Four exceptional George III mahogany hall chairs, English by Thomas and G Seddon, London, English, circa 1800
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:Chinese & Asian Arts & European Antiques
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Sale Date:22 Nov 2012 ~ 10am
22 Nov 2012 ~ 2pm -
Lot #:1023
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Lot Description:Four exceptional George III mahogany hall chairs, English by Thomas and G Seddon, London, English, circa 1800
Bearing painted crests one stamped TB
92cm high, seats 44cm wide -
Provenance:One pair Martyn Cook Antiques, Sydney the other Horners Auctions Norfolk August 2005.
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Notes:The Seddon family ran a large cabinetmaking and upholstery business in London from 1753 until the mid-19th century (C. Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, London, 1996, p.414, fig. 821). A pair of identical chairs with the label of Thomas & George Seddon and bearing their Aldersgate Street address in use between circa 1817& 1840, was sold anonymously, Philips, London, 19th June 1990, Lot 110. A single chair of this model was sold anonymously, Bonhams, 9 April 2002, Lot 103 & a pair was sold anonymously, Drewett Neate, 30 January 2002, Lot 492.
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Estimate:A$10,000 - 15,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Furniture
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