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ROYAL INTEREST - An early Victorian birds' eye maple and purplewood bowfront side table by Holland and Sons made for Marlborough House
17 – 18 July 2019, 10:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge£1,200 - £1,800
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ROYAL INTEREST - An early Victorian birds' eye maple and purplewood bowfront side table by Holland and Sons
made for Marlborough House
With two mahogany-lined frieze drawers, on bun feet and recessed castors, with a paper label printed: 'M.H.' below a crown and inscribed: '1721', 117cm wide x 54cm deep x 80cm high, (46in wide x 21in deep x 31in high)
With two mahogany-lined frieze drawers, on bun feet and recessed castors, with a paper label printed: 'M.H.' below a crown and inscribed: '1721', 117cm wide x 54cm deep x 80cm high, (46in wide x 21in deep x 31in high)
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Provenance
Marlborough House was completed in 1711 for Sarah Churchill, the Duchess of Marlborough, and served as the London home of the Marlboroughs until 1817, from when it was occupied by the Royal family. It was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and his son, also a Christopher, however the structure was extensively enlarged in the period 1861-3 on behalf of the then Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII.
Marlborough House, most often home to various dowager queens, was between 1831 and 1849 the principal residence of Queen Adelaide, wife and later widow of William IV. Later Prince Albert organised for the building to be used as a training school for young talented artists as part of a campaign to expand the role of the Royal College of Art during the years 1853-61.
Holland and Sons
Following a brief period, c.1835-43, during which the firm was known as Taprell, Holland & Son, William Holland gained sole command of the firm after the retirement from the business of the senior partner, Stephen Taprell. From 1843 on they were known as Holland and Sons and were quick to obtain numerous exclusive and significant commissions, as well as working for important clients. Indeed by 1851, when the company was based in Mount Street and employed 351 people, Queen Victoria had already commissioned the execution of numerous exceptional pieces of furniture for the Royal households of Balmoral, Sandringham, Windsor and Osborne House.
During the latter half of the 19th century, Holland and Sons also supplied furniture for such notable London clubs as the Athenaeum, the Reform club and the Oxford and Cambridge club. On top of furnishing a number of government buildings, the firm also supplied pieces for various British and European exhibitions, including the famous Great Exhibtion of 1851.
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