AN EARLY GEORGE III EBONY AND CHINESE REVERSE-PAINTED MIRROR BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE

Lot 118
19.10.2023 10:00UTC -05:00
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Lot 118 | AN EARLY GEORGE III EBONY AND CHINESE REVERSE-PAINTED MIRROR BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE
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$ 300 000 – 500 000
AN EARLY GEORGE III EBONY AND CHINESE REVERSE-PAINTED MIRROR BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE

CIRCA 1760

The broken arch pediment above two outset doors flanked by recessed doors, the whole inset with Chinese mirror paintings, the lower case with cabinet doors, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label

96 ½ in. (245.1 cm.) high, 93 ¼ in. (236.9 cm.) wide, 19 in. (48.3 cm.) deep





Provenance

Probably acquired by John Henry Vivian (1785-1855) for Singleton Abbey, Swansea, Wales;

Thence by descent to Algernon Walker-Heneage-Vivian (1871-1952), Clyne Castle, Swansea, Wales;

Until sold, with the Contents of Clyne Castle, Swansea; Astley Samuel, Leeder & Son, House Sale, 17-21 and 24-26 November 1952, lot 382.

Acquired from the above through Colefax and Fowler, by Josephine Hartford Bryce (1903-1992) and John Felix Charles Bryce, Esq., known as 'Ivar' (1906-1985), for the Drawing Room at Moyns Park, Essex;

By descent to Ivar's first cousins once removed, George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven (b.1961) and his brother Lord Ivar Mountbatten (b.1963), Moyns Park, Essex.

With Carlton Hobbs, London, circa 1991.

Acquired from James Hepworth, London, by Ann and Gordon Getty in 1993.



Further details

We would like to express our gratitude to Thierry Audric, for his opinions and wealth of expertise on the history of Chinese reverse-painted mirrors. Also to Steve Littlejohns, for sharing his extensive knowledge of Singleton Abbey. Both were integral to the research for this catalogue note.
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