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Giles Grendey (Attributed) - Chinoiserie

Origin	England
Period	18th Century
Materials	Lacquer.
Condition	Good.
Creation Date	1730
Description	England c. 1730 Extremely Rare Set of Six George 11 Period Scarlet Coloured Japanned Side / Dining Chairs. Each Chair is Profusely Decorated Throughout with Outstanding Gilded Chinoiserie Scenes on a Scarlet Japanned Background with Figures, Fauna and Flora Subject Matter. The Typical Vase Shaped Back Splat and Tapering Caned Seat Standing upon Cabriole Front Legs with Adjoining Stretchers Suggest the work of Giles Grendey, Clerkenwell London Circa 1730. Provenance Private Collection UK Literature: See R.W.Symonds ... C. Gilbert ... and more importantly Stalker and Parker " A Treatise of Japanning and Varnishing " whose remarkable poetic descriptions introduced the process of European Laquer to western craftsmen and their clientele effectively changing the face of European interior decoration. Condition: Very good country house state ... "typical of laquer " small areas are in need of sympathetic refreshing, at present waiting for clients instructions as how untouched is their personal style ... Michael ( I ) adores them in their present state.
Styles / Movements	George II, Traditional
Incollect Reference Number	327201