Provenance & Patina: Important English Furniture from a West Coast Collection
Provenance & Patina: Important English Furniture from a West Coast Collection
A George III Mahogany Serpentine Commode Attributed to John Cobb, Circa 1765
Auction Closed
June 18, 08:33 PM GMT
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
the crossbanded and quarter-veneered top with a moulded edge above three graduated drawers, the cabriole angles carved with moulded C-scrolls and foliage hung with tapering husks continuing to scrolled feet, the apron carved with rockwork, C-scrolls and foliage centred by a foliate clasp, the apron and legs to each side with pelta-shaped profile, the drawers with original rococo gilt-brass handles, the sides with gilt-metal carrying-handles, inscribed in pencil ‘1863’
height 34 ¼ in.; width 42 ¼ in.; depth 25 in.
87 cm; 107.3 cm; 63.5 cm
The Collection of Lord and Lady Weinstock;
Christie's, London, 22 November 2022, lot 89.
A. Coleridge, 'Sir Lawrence Dundas and Chippendale', Apollo, September 1976