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JESSIE BAYES (1878-1971)

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14.06.2023 16:00UTC -04:00
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ID 964855
Lot 5 | JESSIE BAYES (1878-1971)
JESSIE BAYES (1878-1971)
The 'Bayes' Cabinet, circa 1912
executed by Jessie Bayes with assistance from Emmeline Bayes (1867-1957), Kathleen Elizabeth Figgis (1875-1960) and Frederic Stuttig (active 1891-1934)
gilded and painted gesso on wood, silk lining, semi-precious gemstones, silvered metal35 5/16 in. (89.7 cm.) high, 40 ¼ in. (102.2 cm.) wide, 21 in. (53.3 cm.) deep
with gilt inscription GO FORTH FOR THOU SHALT SEE WHAT I HAVE SEEN AND BREAK THROUGH ALL TILL ONE SHALL CROWN THEE KING FAR IN THE SPIRITUAL CITY and COME THOU TOO FOR THOU SHALT SEE THE VISION WHERE I GO
Bayes, J.




Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, Manson & Woods., London, 13 July 1972, lot 146.

Private Collection, Germany.

Private Collection, England.

William Hotopf Antiques, London.

Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above in 1996.



Literature

Arts & Crafts Exhibition Society: Catalogue of the Tenth Exhibition, The Grosvenor Gallery, 51A New Bond St., 1912, exh. cat., London, 1912, p. 66, no. 242 (present lot mentioned).

"The Arts and Crafts Society's Exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery (First Article)," The Studio, vol. 57, no. 238, London, January 1913, pp. 297 (present lot illustrated), 298 (present lot mentioned).

A. S. L., "Studio-Talk," The Studio, vol. 60, no. 248, London, November 1913, pp. 141-143 (for related examples).

J. Quigley, "Jessie Bayes, Painter and Craftswoman," The Studio, vol. 61, no. 253, London, May 1914, pp. 259-270 (for a discussion on the artist and related examples).

W. T. Whitley, "The Arts and Crafts Exhibition: Arts and Crafts at the Royal Academy," The Studio, vol. 69, no. 284, London, November 1916, p. 67 (for a related example).

"Great Britain - British Decoration," The Studio Year Book of Decorative Art, 1916, no. 11, London, 1916, p. 73 (for a related example).



Exhibited

London, England, The Grosvenor Gallery, Arts & Crafts Exhibition Society, Tenth Exhibition, November 1912 - January 1913, p. 66, no. 242.

San Francisco, California, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor, Truth & Beauty: The Pre-Raphaelites and the Old Masters, June - September 2018, p. 39, no. 41.



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Medium:Wood
Art style:Arts & Crafts (1880-1910)
Category:Cabinet, Cabinetry
Auction house category:Furniture and Lamps
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