Duke of Montrose Hall Chair by Gillows

Duke of Montrose Hall Chair by GillowsA superb late 18th Century George III period hall chair with solid seat and armorial device decorated back, by Gillows of Lancaster and London. England, circa 1790. A set of six identical chairs were supplied by the Gillow firm to John Christian Curwen (1756 1828) of Workington Hall, Cumbria. Provenance The back is decorated with the crest of James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose (17551836). On 24 July 1790, he married Lady Caroline Montagu, daughter of

possibly from Moncrieffe House

which is most likely

The Dancing Faun was discovered on October 26

One is modelled after a Roman copy of a Hellenistic example

as a slightly intoxicated androgynous youth in languid

above a stars-and-stripes shield and flags

We love their gorgeous golden colour

François Nicolas Martinet (1731-1790

For a pair of virtually identical tables see Christie's New York

edited by Lindsay Boynton

Similarly exquisitely-turned supports feature on another McLean small table

Thomas Hope (1769-1831) for his London mansion in Duchess Street