ALBANY: An Important Private Collection
ALBANY: An Important Private Collection
A George III plum pudding mahogany and gilt-lacquered brass-mounted bureau-bookcase, circa 1760, possibly by Gillows of Lancaster
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December 6, 03:29 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A George III plum pudding mahogany and gilt-lacquered brass-mounted bureau-bookcase, circa 1760, possibly by Gillows of Lancaster
the broken arch pediment with dentil and pierced-fret detailing, centred by coronet with Prince of Wales plume, over a blind-fret carved frieze with conforming decoration to the arched mirrored doors flanked by Corinthian-capped reeded detached columns, the doors enclosing two adjustable shelves, the bureau section enclosing a fitted interior of drawers and pigeonholes around a central cupboard door, flanked by fluted pilaster sliding document compartments, the base with four long graduated drawers between fluted canted columns, raised on bracket feet, the handles replaced
243cm. high, 117.5cm. wide, 63cm. deep; 7ft. 11 5/8in., 3ft. 10 1/4in., 2ft. 13/16in.
with Messrs. J. Mallett and Son;
with Moss Harris & Sons, London, circa 1920;
with French & Company, New York;
Sotheby's New York, 22 April 1995, lot 99;
Christie's New York, Important English Furniture including the Collection of Joseph and Laverne Schiezler, 21 October 1999, lot 131;
with Partridge Fine Arts, London, circa 2001.
P. Macquoid, A History of English Furniture: The Age of Mahogany, London, 1919, p. 169, fig. 147
Moss Harris, A Catalogue and Index of Old Furniture and Works of Decorative Art, vol II, p. 304
R. Edwards and M. Jourdain, Georgian Cabinet Makers, London, 1944, p.114, fig. 54
R. Edwards and P. Macquoid, The Dictionary of English Furniture, vol. I, 1955, p. 147, fig. 52
Partridge Fine Arts PLC., English Furniture and Works of Art, London, 2001, no. 18, pp.48-51.
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