Pair of Gilded Open Armchairs Attributed to Thomas Chippendale, circa 1780

A fine pair of carved and gilded open armchairs in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, the gilding original but refreshed. Having oval backs with a carved and moulded rim crested with a stylized acanthus leaf and carved bead, the arms and their supports also shaped and molded with a carved bead with padded arm rests, the supports with a carved scroll, the seat having a show wood rail also molded with a carved bead, the front legs turned and reeded with collars above carved acanthus leaves at the foot, the rear legs terminating in scrolls. Circa 1775. Ht. 36 1/2", W. 23 1/2", D. 1`9 1/4", Seat ht. 17 1/4" Provenance Possibly part of a suite of royal furniture that left the Royal Collection under King George IV (please see below for details) This pair of beautifully-drawn chairs are identical in almost every respect to a suite of seat furniture, six armchairs and two settees, supplied to Sir Richard Colt Hoare at Stourhead c.1780. This furniture has been attributed to Thomas Chippendale th