26 Nov 2008
14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street
Fine English Furniture and Works of Art including Property from the family of Thomas Hope
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Fine English Furniture and Works of Art including Property from the family of Thomas Hope
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Irish Furniture
A George II mahogany double chairback Settee,
in the manner of Giles Grendey, possibly of Irish origin
the double over-scrolled foliate carved top-rails above pierced roundel filled splats, the moulded square section arms with scroll terminals above a drop-in seat, on three shell and husk carved cabriole front legs, the outswept back legs with pad feet, 163cm wide (64" wide).
the double over-scrolled foliate carved top-rails above pierced roundel filled splats, the moulded square section arms with scroll terminals above a drop-in seat, on three shell and husk carved cabriole front legs, the outswept back legs with pad feet, 163cm wide (64" wide).
Estimate:
£8,000 - 12,000
US$ 12,000 - 18,000
€9,500 - 14,000
US$ 12,000 - 18,000
€9,500 - 14,000
Footnotes
- Provenance: Possibly from Ashford Castle, Co. Galway.
The above lot shares certain similarties with a chair from the estate of the late Caroline, Lady Hobart, formerly the Duchess of Leeds which was sold at Bonhams, London, 27 June 2006, lot 83. Both have the paper-scroll top-rail with carved acanthus, the splat supporting pierced roundels and the line scroll arm terminals. The paper-scroll top-rail and line scroll both appear on a chair with a similar pierced splat thought to have been supplied to William Ponsonby, second Earl of Bessborough (1704-1793) and later sold at Sotheby's, Stanstead Park, 5 october 1999, lot 12. The shell carved knee with husk below was a popular device for the cabriole leg on Irish seat furniture of the mid 18th century and this combined with its Irish provenance may suggest an Irish origin.
Category: Furniture / Fine Furniture and Works of Art
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