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English Chinoiserie Chairs, Ex-Mabel Brady Garvan Collection Yale, circa 1835

Offered by: Acroterion

Description
An exceptional and important set of four, circa 1835, English William IV or early Victorian period, side or breakfast chairs of Regency form having black Japanned frames with allover gilt relief chinoiserie landscape and foliate decoration, each crestrail with unique vignette, and caned seats. Attribution to Gillows of Lancaster and London given their exceptional quality and signature 'spear' form foot evidenced here.

Provenance:

This set was part of the original collection bequest to Yale University by alumnus and prominent lawyer, government official, and long-time president of the Chemical Foundation, Inc., Francis Patrick Garvan, honoring his wife Mabel on the occasion of their 20th wedding anniversary in 1930. Known today as the Mabel Brady Garvan Collection, it forms the core of the American Decorative Arts Collection at Yale University Art Gallery. Upon deaccession circa 1975 when the collection was condensed to American Decorative Arts only, they were acquired by an important private Connecticut collection where they have remained thence.

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Japanning, carved wood, woven cane
Condition:	Good. Impeccable and very near pristine set with very little wear to decoration. Each with Yale University Museum catalogue numbering to interior legs, original collection tags included.
Creation Date:	circa 1835
Number of Pieces:	4-5
Styles / Movements:	Regency, William IV, Victorian
Incollect Reference #:	627692

Dimensions

W.	18 in;	H.	34.25 in;	D.	15.75 in;
W.	45.72 cm;	H.	87 cm;	D.	40.01 cm;

Seat H.	16.63 in;
Seat H.	42.24 cm;

Message from Seller:

Acroterion, the company, founded in late 2012, is by appointment in the historic Hudson Valley of upstate New York specializing in exceptional fine and decorative art from eastern to western, ancient to current; with a focus on the unique and timeless. The curated inventory is ever-changing and discriminately chosen by the founder and owner Randal Dawkins. Having a passion for fine objects and design from an early age, Mr. Dawkins graduated in 2004 from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London.