Furniture, Clocks & Works of Art
Furniture, Clocks & Works of Art
A George III giltwood sofa by B. Harmer, circa 1785
Lot Closed
May 18, 02:48 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A George III giltwood sofa by B. Harmer
circa 1785
of camel-back form with a shaped seat, the outscrolled armrests and seat rails inset with carton-pierre paterae and guilloche borders, on fluted tapering legs with leather barrel-castors, covered in red silk, the back rail stamped B.HARMER, re-gilt, en suite with previous lot
240cm. wide; 7ft. 10 1/2 in.
Almost certainly supplied to James Milnes, MP (d. 1805) for Thornes House, Wakefield;
Benjamin Gaskell, MP (d.1856) who inherited Thornes House in 1805;
thence by descent until sold Christie's London, 17 May 2017, lot 75.
Benjamin Gaskell, MP (d.1856) who inherited Thornes House in 1805;
thence by descent until sold Christie's London, 17 May 2017, lot 75.
On loan with the National Trust at Shugborough Hall, Staffordshire from 2011-2017.