ADAM'S Country House Collections 15th October 2019

176 Country House Collections 243 A FINE 19TH CENTURY CARVED MAHOGANY THREE SEAT SETTEE, AFTER AN ORIGNAL DESIGN BY ROBERT ADAM AND JOHN LINNELL the arched padded back centred with a classical medallion and egg and dart ornament, upholstered in lemon yellow leather, with four cylinder cushions, the outscrolling arms with female figural supports and a foliate carved seat rail, on masked legs and paw feet. 200cm wide, 120cm high € 8,000 - 10,000 The settee is in the style of a group of 18th century settees including a set at Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire, after design by John Linnel, and those at the Phili- delphia Museum of Art and Sir John Soane Museum by Robert Adam, probably produced for Lord Scarsdale at Kedleston Hall and Mrs Montagu of Hill Street, London.