A GEORGE III GILTWOOD OPEN ARMCHAIR IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1775 92cm high, 66cm wide, 52cm deep overall For a pair of chairs by Thomas Chippendale of related form and incorporating near identical legs, see Sotheby's, London, 27th September 2012, Lot 135 (£73,250). A set of twelve chairs twelve chairs of this design were supplied by Chippendale for Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire in 1773, see Christopher Gilbert, The Life & Work of Thomas Chippendale, Vol II, Studio Vista/Christie's, 1978, page 109, figure 185. Thomas Chippendale supplied a chair to Harewood House, Yorkshire in 1773 that incorporates foliate roundel carving to the frame that are closely related to those seen on this chair, Christopher Gilbert, The Life & Work of Thomas Chippendale, Vol II, Studio Vista/Christie's, 1978, page 106, figure 178. For a chair supplied by Chippendale for Harewood House in 1772, incorporating upright arm supports related to those on the chair shown here, see Christopher Gilbert, The Life & Work of Thomas Chippendale, Vol II, Studio Vista/Christie's, 1978, page 114, figure 198.