Important Irish Chippendale Dining Chairs
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These magnificent Chippendale chairs combine harmonious design with skillful craftsmanship
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- This rare and exquisite set of 12 dining chairs exhibits the best aspects of Chippendale artistry
- A sympony of superior carving throughout, these chairs would have graced the most elegant interiors
- Circa 1860
- 22" wide x 19" deep x 38" high
Item Details
- Width:
22 Inches - Height:
38 Inches - Depth:
19 Inches - Period:
18th Century - Origin:
England/Ireland
This exceptional suite of 12 Chippendale chairs exhibits the high craftsmanship representative of Irish Chippendale at its greatest. Each chair is constructed of strong yet elegant, hand-carved mahogany and is perfectly appointed to enhance the interiors of extravagant Irish and English estates. Features such as superior carving, high relief decoration, cabriole legs, and ball-and-claw feet, are all hallmarks of fine Chippendale design excellently executed. A similar chair is pictured on page 220 of The Antiques Directory: 7000 Illustrated Examples of Fine Furniture, 1988, Judith and Martin Miller.
Circa 1860
22" wide x 19" deep x 38" high
Thomas Chippendale was more than a simple cabinetmaker, he was an innovator and visionary. His name has become synonymous with a distinguishable style not because the furniture was made by him or his factory, but because of his incredible foresight in publishing his designs. In 1754, he published the first of three editions of his Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, the first catalog of English furniture design. This book allowed wealthy patrons to pick out particular elements for their furniture and to have it custom made for them by the Chippendale workshop. The Chippendale style reflected many elements of the Rococo, Chinese, Gothic and, later, the Neoclassical styles. So popular were the designs with the wealthy class of the mid-18th century that soon, other furniture makers were using his catalog as a pattern book for their shops, too. This text is probably the major reason Thomas Chippendale is one of the world's most important furniture makers.
References:
The Gentleman & Cabinet Maker's Director, 1966, Thomas Chippendale The Antiques Directory: 7000 Illustrated Examples of Fine Furniture, 1988, Judith and Martin Miller
Circa 1860
22" wide x 19" deep x 38" high
Thomas Chippendale was more than a simple cabinetmaker, he was an innovator and visionary. His name has become synonymous with a distinguishable style not because the furniture was made by him or his factory, but because of his incredible foresight in publishing his designs. In 1754, he published the first of three editions of his Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, the first catalog of English furniture design. This book allowed wealthy patrons to pick out particular elements for their furniture and to have it custom made for them by the Chippendale workshop. The Chippendale style reflected many elements of the Rococo, Chinese, Gothic and, later, the Neoclassical styles. So popular were the designs with the wealthy class of the mid-18th century that soon, other furniture makers were using his catalog as a pattern book for their shops, too. This text is probably the major reason Thomas Chippendale is one of the world's most important furniture makers.
References:
The Gentleman & Cabinet Maker's Director, 1966, Thomas Chippendale The Antiques Directory: 7000 Illustrated Examples of Fine Furniture, 1988, Judith and Martin Miller
