ID 848570
Lot 89 | A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE COMMODE
Estimate value
£ 50 000 – 80 000
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN COBB, CIRCA 1765
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’
34 1/4 in. (87 cm.) high; 42 1/4 in. (107.5 cm.) wide; 25 1/8 in. (64 cm.) deep
Literature
A. Coleridge, 'Sir Lawrence Dundas and Chippendale', Apollo, September 1976.
Special notice
This lot will be stored at Crozier Park Royal and will be available for collection from 12.00pm on the second business day following the sale. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crozier Park Royal. All collections from Crozier Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 I Email: [email protected].
| Medium: | Mahogany, Wood |
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| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Chests |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Dressers |
| Medium: | Mahogany, Wood |
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| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Chests |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Dressers |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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