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A PAIR OF GEORGE III GILT-METAL-MOUNTED CHINESE BLACK AND GILT-LACQUER AND JAPANNED COMMODES

Lot 451
22.10.2022 10:00UTC -05:00
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Lot 451 | A PAIR OF GEORGE III GILT-METAL-MOUNTED CHINESE BLACK AND GILT-LACQUER AND JAPANNED COMMODES
Estimate value
$ 200 000 – 400 000
A PAIR OF GEORGE III GILT-METAL-MOUNTED CHINESE BLACK AND GILT-LACQUER AND JAPANNED COMMODES

CIRCA 1775, IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, THE TOPS REGENCY AND REUSED

The japanned serpentine tops with figures at various pursuits within pagodas and mountain surrounded by a latticework border punctuated by cartouches above a gilt metal mounted serpentine frieze with foliate scrolls and latticework over a pair of cabinet doors and panels divided by ram’s mask pilasters and opening to reveal shelves, on gilt metal hoof feet, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection label, probably originally with marble tops, the tops Regency and reusing original timber



35 1/2 in. (90 cm.) high, 60 in. (152 cm.) wide, 23 1/4 in. (59 cm.) deep





Provenance

One acquired from Partridge, London, by Ann and Gordon Getty in 1985.

The other, Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 7 May 1993, lot 150.

Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.





Literature

The National Art-Collections Fund Review 1985, no. 1085, p. 18. (Partridge Fine Arts trade advertisement for one of the commodes).



Exhibited

Partridge Fine Arts, Ltd., Summer Exhibition 1984: to commemorate the opening of five new showrooms, London, 4 June - 28 July 1984, no. 9, pp. 34-35.



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Medium:Lacquered wood, Gilt-metal
Art style:Regency
Place of origin:Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom
Auction house category:Furniture and Lamps, Dressers
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