Oct 17, 2024 10:00 EST
Old Masters / Collection of Eldo Netto / Silver / Russian Art / English & Continental Furniture
718
George III Style 'Gothick' Mahogany Clothes Press
Late 19th/early 20th century
In two parts, the upper section formerly fitted with a fretwork gallery, now removed but partially present, above a blind-fret carved frieze and a pair of cupboard doors carved with Gothic tracery opening to an arrangement of drawers, the lower section with conforming cupboard doors opening to further drawers, on gadrooned ogee bracket feet.
With fretwork gallery, height 86 inches (218.4cm), without gallery 79 inches (200.9 cm), width 59 inches (149.8 cm), depth 26 1/2 inches (67.3 cm)
Christie's, London, The Collection of J. H. Hambro, Luton, Bedfordshire, May, 1, 1947.
Judge Irwin Untermyer.
Property of The Metropolitan Musem of Art, New York.
Sotheby's, New York, October 18, 1997, lot 357.
$5,000 - $8,000
In two parts, the upper section formerly fitted with a fretwork gallery, now removed but partially present, above a blind-fret carved frieze and a pair of cupboard doors carved with Gothic tracery opening to an arrangement of drawers, the lower section with conforming cupboard doors opening to further drawers, on gadrooned ogee bracket feet.
With fretwork gallery, height 86 inches (218.4cm), without gallery 79 inches (200.9 cm), width 59 inches (149.8 cm), depth 26 1/2 inches (67.3 cm)
Provenance:
Christie's, London, The Collection of J. H. Hambro, Luton, Bedfordshire, May, 1, 1947.
Judge Irwin Untermyer.
Property of The Metropolitan Musem of Art, New York.
Sotheby's, New York, October 18, 1997, lot 357.
English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts
As described, the fretwork gallery is detached and partially present, losses to molding at left back of cornice, minor losses below tracery of upper left door, old marks and scratches, losses to carved decoration of top of both engaged pilasters, shrinkage cracks to framing of door panels and now with shims and inpainting, age cracks to sides of both top and bottom sections, scuffs to feet.
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Auction: Old Masters / Collection of Eldo Netto / Silver / Russian Art / English & Continental Furniture, Oct 17, 2024
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Auction of Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Prints on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 10am
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Comprising Lots 1 – 72 in the Sale
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Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
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We Invite You to Contact Us for a Complimentary Auction Evaluation of Your Fine Art
NEW YORK, NY – Doyle's auction on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 10am will present Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Prints. The sale showcases a wide range of landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and religious and mythological subjects by European artists from the Renaissance through the 19th century.
Addtional Categories in the Sale
Special sections of the sale will also showcase The Collection of Eldo Netto and English & Continental Silver on Oct 16, and Russian Works of Art and English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts on Oct 17.
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