A Chippendale period mahogany 'Gainsborough' armchair with blind fret carving on strongly swept arm supports, finely carved knees over claw and ball feet, in parts re-railed.

Also shown prior to upholstery.

A Gainsborough Armchair (also known as a Martha Washington chair in the United States) is a type of armchair made in England in the eighteenth century. The chair was wide, with a high back, open sides and short arms, and was normally upholstered in leather or tapestry. Contemporaries referred to it as a 'French chair', as the most elaborate styles were based on French Rococo chairs from the Louis XV period.
c. 1760
Height38.00 inch(96.5 cm)
Width30.00 inch(76.2 cm)
Depth30.00 inch(76.2 cm)
Ref No. 5483a