拍品专文
The pair to this commode was offered in ‘Harewood Collecting in the Royal Tradition’, Christie’s South Kensington, 9 December 2012, lot 1187.
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ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM VILE AND JOHN COBB, CIRCA 1755-60, ADAPTED IN THE 19TH CENTURY
细节
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY SERPENTINE CHEST
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM VILE AND JOHN COBB, CIRCA 1755-60, ADAPTED IN THE 19TH CENTURY
The crossbanded top with gadrooned edge, over four graduated drawers on C-scroll and rocaille-carved ogee bracket feet and recessed castors, the sides with berried laurel handles, with label inscribed in ink to the underside of the top 'Brass work No. 1', originally conceived with two serpentine doors in front of the drawers, the feet apparently original but re-positioned when the doors were removed
36 ½ in. (95 cm.) high; 55 ¼ in. (140.5 cm.) wide; 27 ½ in. (70 cm.) deep
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM VILE AND JOHN COBB, CIRCA 1755-60, ADAPTED IN THE 19TH CENTURY
The crossbanded top with gadrooned edge, over four graduated drawers on C-scroll and rocaille-carved ogee bracket feet and recessed castors, the sides with berried laurel handles, with label inscribed in ink to the underside of the top 'Brass work No. 1', originally conceived with two serpentine doors in front of the drawers, the feet apparently original but re-positioned when the doors were removed
36 ½ in. (95 cm.) high; 55 ¼ in. (140.5 cm.) wide; 27 ½ in. (70 cm.) deep
来源
H.R.H. The Princess Mary, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood (1897-1965) when in residence at St. James's Palace, London, and by descent.
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