The date at which the suite including this pair of chairs first entered the collection at Moor Park is uncertain. It is known that some of the furniture remained at the house after the death of Sir Lawrence, including a suite of giltwood furniture which was supplied by James Lawson for the Banqueting Hall. Strongly neo-classical in design, with cabriole legs terminating in hoof feet, and headed by large rams'masks, this suite remained in situ until 1919, the property of Lord Ebury. It was then dispersed, part of it having been reassembled and is now on view at Kenwood House. It was photographed by Country Life at the same time as this suite. It is tempting to speculate that the suite to which these chairs belonged also formed part of the original furnishings acquired by Sir Lawrence. Its form is strongly influenced by the designs for 'French Chairs' published by Thomas Chippendale in The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 3rd ed., 1763, but the fluidity of form with the boldly outswept and scrolled arms with the scrolled leaf and cabochon clasps with rising acanthus leaf supports, the moulded panelled seat frame centered by a foliate cartouche, and the conforming cabriole legs with scrolled acanthus enriched toes, indicate an original design conceived and executed by an exceptional craftsman.