Thomas Chippendale

Born in Yorkshire, England, in 1718, Thomas Chippendale was one of the most copied furniture makers in the history of Fine Art. His range of styles included Chinese, Rococo and Gothic motifs as well as the more classic Queen Anne and Georgian designs. 

In collaboration with Robert Adam, Thomas Chippendale helped to create some of the finest house interiors of all time and his genuine works, supported by bills of sale from his workshops, fetch ever vaster sums.

A good collection of the works of Thomas Chippendale, who died in 1779, can be seen at Paxton House in Berwickshire, Scotland. 

A fine and rare set of two armchairs and fourteen single George III chairs in mahogany, made by Thomas Chippendale in England around 1760. The armchairs are 96.5cm high, the seats are 52cm deep and 64cm wide. The backs, centred by a fan motif flanked by carved acanthus scrolls, have shaped top rails and moulded side supports. The back splats are scroll carved and pierced with foliate decoration and floral paterae. The square moulded legs are joined by H stretchers and the seats are covered in green silk damask.

These are but some out of the many fine examples of the works of Thomas Chippendale - a man whose name is still synonymous with fine furniture all over the civilized world.