Attributed to John Linnell

The upholstered oval backs, channelled and finely carved with water leaf moulding
headed by husks tied with a ribbon. The elegantly shaped arms carved with leaves and
scrolls over the bow fronted seat frames, carved with fluting and laurel leaves and
upholstered seat. Supported on fluted legs with guilloche collars and headed by water leaves.

Literature

A set of six related armchairs was supplied by John Linnell to the 5th Duke of Argyll for
Inverary Castle Scotland in the 1770’s with similar arm supports and fluted seat rails. William and John Linnell. London 1980 vol II, p.46, fig 90.

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