52 of 87 lots
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A Pair of George III Style Mahogany Library Chairs
Estimate: $2,000-$4,000
Sold
$1,000
Live Auction
Property from the Aline Elwes McDonnell Trust
Description

A Pair of George III Style Mahogany Library Chairs

19th Century

Height 37 3/4 x width 27 x depth 28 inches.

Provenance
Provenance:Aline Thorold (1869-1951) m. Ernest James Wythes (1868-1949) at Copped Hall, Essex, until 1917 and The Wood House, Essex, thereafter and by descent toBarbara Dorothy Wythes (1896-1984) m. (Francis) Guy Robert Elwes (1895-1966) at The Wood House, Essex until 1961 and Ham Spray House, Marlborough, thereafter and by descent to Aline Mary Margaret (Elwes) McDonnell (1923-2023) m. Hubert McDonnell Jr. (1919-2004), Greenwich, Connecticut, and thence by descentPictured:An 1807 engraving of Copped Hall, S. Rawle from a drawing by S. Shepherd.Aline Elwes McDonnell and Family, circa 1954.