A pair of Regency mahogany library bergere or 'curricle' armchairs, circa 1815, in the manner of Gillows, the arched top rail and arms centred by a roundel motif, above the button upholstered leather drop in seat, on moulded tapering sabre legs to the front, terminating in brass caps and castors, each 88cm high, 55cm wide, 59cm deep Provenance: Private collection, Paris Purchased Norman Adams Ltd 1972. A photocopy of the original receipt is available in this lot. A remarkably similar pair of chairs are present as part of the furnishings of Tatton Park, Cheshire. (see N.Goodison and J.Hardy, Gillows at Tatton Park,Furniture History, 1970, Plate 16A) . Gillows supplied five chairs of His model between 1811 and 1812 to Wilbraham Egerton for Tatton Park. For a similar pair of chairs see Christie's London, English Furniture, 28 November 2002, Lot 83, (£20,315). Condition Report: Both with marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some old minor chips and splits. Both chairs with old repairs both sides of tops rails, with slender fillets of replacement timber and some filler used. Small section of replacement veneer to bottom of one rear leg. Both chairs with 'shadow' to back of seat rail from where plaques once sat. Both chairs with later corner blocks to undersides. Caning is an old replacement and is in good/tidy condition overall with no obvious tears. One chair with section of additional timber to the underside where the caning has been applied to. The holes to the adjacent front rail from previous caning have been filled. Both chairs structurally solid. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer