A SET OF SIX GEORGE III LABURNUM AND WALNUT CHAIRS, SCOTTISH, CIRCA 1770

A SET OF SIX GEORGE III LABURNUM AND WALNUT CHAIRS SCOTTISH, CIRCA 1770 Including two armchairs, each upholstered in buttoned striped cream cotton, with loose cotton covers, legs veneered with Greek key pattern 99cm high, 59cm wide, 66cm deep Provenance: Sotheby´s New York, where purchased by Count Manfredi della Gherardesca, 9 July 1999, Lot 94 The distinctive pattern of alternating veneers of laburnum and fruitwood on these library chairs references the celebrated broomwood furniture commissioned by the 3rd Duke of Atholl for Blair Castle, Perthshire, which includes a bureau cabinet and coin cabinet supplied by George Sandeman in 1756. A pair of library chairs, possibly by the same maker and with the same Greek key design, were sold at Christies from the Barbara Allen de Kwiatkowshi collection, 23 March 2021, lot 77 Please Note that the suggestion of Scottish origin is based on the association with the Blair Castle furniture. There is no clear evidence of Scottish origin and the use of laburnum veneer is not indicative of such.