ID 1030908
Lot 52 | A MATCHED PAIR OF GEORGE III ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE LACQUER AND JAPANNED COMMODES
Estimate value
$ 100 000 – 150 000
ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE LANGLOIS, CIRCA 1765
Each serpentine top centered by a flowerhead within a foliate wreath and flanked by foliate sprays to each corner, the bombé cases fitted with a pair of doors decorated with Chinese landscapes opening to red nashiji interiors fitted with shelves, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty inventory labels
32 ½ in. (83.6 cm.) high, 32 ½ in. (83.6 cm.) wide, 18 ½ in. (47 cm.) deep
Provenance
One acquired from Mallett, London, by Ann and Gordon Getty in 1982.
The other by repute from the Collection of H.R.H. The Duke of Kent (1902-1942) (one of a pair).
The Collection of John Tillotson (1913-1984), The Old Rectory at Pertenhall circa 1966.
With Mallett, London.
The Collection of Edward and Kiyi Pflueger; Christie's, New York, 27 October 2006, lot 158.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Literature
J. K. Browne, 'Living in a Late Palladian Rectory: Pertenhall, Bedfordshire' The Connoisseur, London, January 1966, pp. 155-156 (one).
A. Coleridge, Chippendale Furniture, London, 1968, fig. 334.
L. Synge, Mallett's Great English Furniture, London, 1991, p. 71, fig. 70.
| Historical era: | Georgian period |
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| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Dressers |
| Historical era: | Georgian period |
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| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Dressers |
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