ID 1071085
Lot 95 | A PAIR OF GEORGE II GILTWOOD PEDESTALS
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
CIRCA 1735, POSSIBLY BY WILLIAM KENT
Each with square top above a foliate and lozenge decorated frieze on acanthus-decorated scrolling volute and plinth base, redecorated
54 in. (137 cm.) high; 13 in. (33 cm.) wide; 10 ½ in. (27 cm.) deep
Provenance
Possibly Samuel, 1st Baron Sandys (1695-1770), and by descent.
Literature
Possibly Ombersley Court Inventory, c. 1770-1775, Ombersley MS, in 'The Salon Room'.
A. Oswald, 'Ombersley Court, Worcestershire - I', Country Life, 2 January 1953, p. 35, pl. 3.
Ombersley Court Inventory, June 1963, annotated Ombersley MS, in 'The Saloon'.
| Medium: | Giltwood |
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| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Nightstands |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Medium: | Giltwood |
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| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Nightstands |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Address of auction |
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