THE JUDGE UNTERMYER STOOLS, The stools: English, circa 1730
The needlework covers: English, circa 1730, and possibly original
Height: 17½ in; 44.5 cm
Width: 18¾ in; 47.5 cm
Depth: 15¼ in; 38.5 cm
Width: 18¾ in; 47.5 cm
Depth: 15¼ in; 38.5 cm
4486651
£10,000 - £50,000
Further images
A pair of George II walnut stools. Note: The floral pattern of the needlework is carefully placed so that each element is fully visible without being masked by the frame...
A pair of George II walnut stools.
Note: The floral pattern of the needlework is carefully placed so that each element is fully visible without being masked by the frame of the stool. It is therefore possible that the needlework is original to the piece.
Provenance
Judge Irwin Untermyer, New York, USA;
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA, as part of the Untermyer bequest;
Private collection, USA.
Literature
Illustrated:
Yvonne Hackenbroch, English Furniture with Some Furniture of Other Countries in the Irwin Untermyer Collection, 1958, pl. 61.
