A George III mahogany stool, the shaped panel seat crossbanded in kingwood on shaped and arched supports joined by turned stretchers, height 47 cm, width 56 cm, depth 41 cm. Provenance: The Robert Compton Jones Collection. Other Notes: this stool is similar in design to that of a hall stool designed by Thomas Chippendale for Christ church College, Oxford, in 1764 for use in their library. It became a popular design with other versions known by Ince & Mayhew in 1762 and by Robert Manwaring in 1765.