A fine set of George II mahogany hall chairs (c. 1740 England)

46.00 cm wide   106.00 cm high   49.00 cm deep

18.11 inches wide  41.73 inches high  19.29 inches deep

Sir Thomas Bootle who died in 1753 was the Chancellor to Frederick, Prince of Wales. William Masters ran a flourishing business from his workshops at “The Golden Fleece”, Coventry Street, Nr Piccadilly, London. He as also worked at Blair Castle in Perthshire

A fine set of George II mahogany hall chairs made for Sir Thomas Bootle for the banqueting hail at Lathom House, Lancashire and almost certainly executed by William Masters, the shield shaped backs each inlaid with Sir John Bootle’s armorial crest depicting a lion wreathed with foliage, the shaped dished seats raised on shaped legs also with dished centres.

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