The present lot can be attributed to the Clerkenwell cabinet-maker Giles Grendey (1693-1780) by the style, quality and presence of the 'RW' stamp found on the underside of the back seat rail. Journeyman chair-makers in Grendey's employment appear to have regularly, if not routinely, initialed their work. The same stamp appears on a set of probably twelve walnut chairs and a settee attributed to Grendey. Of that set, six chairs (plus the unstamped settee) were in the collection formed by Viscount Leverhulme (d. 1925), four were acquired in 1975 by Noel Terry for Fairfax House, York, and a further pair was sold Christie's, London, 25 June 1981, lot 25 (L. Wood, The Upholstered Furniture in the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Liverpool, 2008, vol. I, no. 20, pp. 245 - 263). Another chair corresponding closely to Grendey's oeuvre and also bearing the 'RW' stamp was sold anonymously Christie's, London, 17 March 2011, lot 204 (£3,750 including premium).