A RARE ORIGINAL GEO III MAHOGANY FRAMED AND TAPESTRY UPHOLSTERED 'GAINSBOROUGH' CHAIR

the rectangular back with shaped top, scrolling arms centered by a flower heads on downswept acanthus carved supports, raised on acanthus carved cabriole legs with bold claw and ball feet. In the manner of Giles Grendey, English c.1760

Provenance: Sir William and Lady Forbes, formerly of Maida Vale and Northgate, Regent's Park and thence by descent. Sir William Forbes (1857-1947) was older brother of Stanhope Alexander Forbes R.A (1857-1947), an artist and member of the influential Newlyn school of painters.