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Lot 311
A 19thC mahogany cabinet, with moulded cornice and incorporating a glazed bookcase cabinet to the top section flanked by a cupboard with dummy drawer fronts and five drawers to the opposing side, the stepped base with further flame figured mahogany veneer to the drawer fronts and cupboards below, on a plinth base and with turned knop handles, 141cm wide, 175cm high.
Lot 56
A George III cream painted and parcel gilt armchair, circa 1800, the moulded rectangular padded back above padded downswept arms terminating in downswept tapering terminals witha spiral turned collar, the overstuffed seat above moulded sabre legs, 89m high, 57cm wide, 60cm deep Provenance: The Collection of a Gentleman of Title, Hampshire This chair relates closely to designs found on two different patterns of chair supplied to Samuel Whitbread for Southill under the direction of Henry Holland, see Francis Collard, Regency Furniture, Antique Collectors Club, 1985, page 44 and 45. Similar chairs also form part of the collection at Brighton Pavilion. Henry Holland (1745-1806) was one of the leading English Georgian architects of the period who designed interiors and furniture in both the French and the Greco-Roman styles and therefore a key figure in the introduction of late 18th century French Neo-classicism into English furniture design. Holland was later employed by the Prince of Wales, for whom Holland built the Marine Pavilion in Brighton. He was therefore in a position to commission furniture from the leading English and French cabinet-makers to fill his grand buildings. In a book of office drawings in the library of the Royal Institute of British Architects there are sketches for furniture, mirrors and pier tables.
Lot 42
A George III cream painted and parcel gilt armchair, circa 1810, in the manner of Henry Holland, the moulded rectangular padded back above padded downswept arms terminating in scroll terminals above turned supports, the overstuffed seat above turned tapering legs, 89m high, 57cm wide, 60cm deep Provenance: The Collection of a Gentleman of Title, Hampshire This chair relates closely to designs found on two different patterns of chair supplied to Samuel Whitbread for Southill under the direction of Henry Holland, see Francis Collard, Regency Furniture, Antique Collectors Club, 1985, page 44 and 45. Similar chairs also form part of the collection at Brighton Pavilion. Henry Holland (1745-1806) was one of the leading English Georgian architects of the period who designed interiors and furniture in both the French and the Greco-Roman styles and therefore a key figure in the introduction of late 18th century French Neo-classicism into English furniture design. Holland was later employed by the Prince of Wales, for whom Holland built the Marine Pavilion in Brighton. He was therefore in a position to commission furniture from the leading English and French cabinet-makers to fill his grand buildings. In a book of office drawings in the library of the Royal Institute of British Architects there are sketches for furniture, mirrors and pier tables.
Lot 67
A George III marquetry work table , circa 1760 and later , in the manner of Pierre Langlois , the serpentine shaped hinged top inlaid with with a wreath and bow motif opening to a fitted teapoy interior above conforming frieze, and cabriole supports united by a breakfront undertier, the whole on brass caps and castors, 66cm high, 51cm wide, 39cm deep Provenance: Private Collection, Oxfordshire The design of this work table reflects the French fashion promoted from the 1750s by the Tottenham Court Road ebeniste or cabinet-maker Pierre Langlois (d. 1767). The bold use of swags of marquetry bellflowers alongside exotic timbers also demonstrates similarities to the work of John Cobb. Thomas Chippendale supplied a related table, veneered in tulip and rose woods, for Nostell Priory, Yorkshire and invoiced it in 1766 as: A Lady s commode writing table made of tulip and rosewood with a slider cover d with Green Cloth 5.14.0 (C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale London, 1978, fig.436).
Lot 58
A George III mahogany, rosewood and goncalo alves serpentine desk, circa 1770, the tooled leather inset above an arrangement of nine drawers around the recessed kneehole cupboard, the rear panel quarter veneered and decorated with foliate marquetry, on outswept tapering legs and sabots at the front, 73cm high, 122cm wide, 57cm deep Provenance: A deceased estate, Kent This desk relates to a dressing commode attributed to Henry Hill of Marlborough. See Lucy Wood, Catalogue of Commodes , The Lady Lever Art Gallery, 1994, No.4, pages 64-73. The overall design, mounts, style of marquetry and use of exotic timbers of the commode all bear relation to the current desk. The fine marquetry motifs used to the rear panel of the current desk also bear similarity in treatment to those decorating the corners of the side panels of the commode in Wood s book. See also a related pair of commodes (No.15) pages 154-160 Designed in an elegant George III picturesque fashion, this desk and many related pieces evolved from French Commode Table patterns such as appeared in Thomas Chippendale s, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker s Director , 1754 (pls. XLIII and XLV). Henry Hill of Marlborough was active from 1740 until his death in 1778 and was based in the town of Marlborough in Wiltshire. Henry Hill established himself not only as a cabinetmaker, but also a coach-maker, an auctioneer, an estate agent and an insurance company representative. He had a large client list which included members of the aristocracy such as the Duke of Somerset at Maiden Bradley, the Earl of Radnor at Longford Castle and Lord Methuen at Corsham Court, Wiltshire.
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