Nov 5, 2025 10:00 EST
Stage & Screen featuring The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
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George I Walnut Bureau Cabinet
Collection: The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
In the manner of James Moore, circa 1715
With boldly arched broken pediment, surmounted by urn finials above a pair of arched panelled cupboard doors enclosing a well-fitted interior with pigeon-holes, racks and tiers of straight and concave fronted drawers, framing two cupboard doors enclosing further drawers, the base with two candle-slides, the lower part with slant front opening to reveal a fitted interior including a well above four long drawers on bracket feet.
Height 91 inches (231 cm), width 40 3/4 inches (103.5 cm), depth 23 3/4 inches (60.5 cm).
Sold for $7,680
Estimated at $6,000 - $9,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Collection: The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
In the manner of James Moore, circa 1715
With boldly arched broken pediment, surmounted by urn finials above a pair of arched panelled cupboard doors enclosing a well-fitted interior with pigeon-holes, racks and tiers of straight and concave fronted drawers, framing two cupboard doors enclosing further drawers, the base with two candle-slides, the lower part with slant front opening to reveal a fitted interior including a well above four long drawers on bracket feet.
Height 91 inches (231 cm), width 40 3/4 inches (103.5 cm), depth 23 3/4 inches (60.5 cm).
Notes:
The overall form and treatment, with its pronounced architectural pediment and richly developed interior suggests an affinity with the workshop practice of James Moore (1670-1726), who shared a partnership with John Gumley and was celebrated for both its glass manufactures and its gessoed furnishings.
James Moore of Nottingham Court, Short’s Gardens, St. Giles-in-the-Fields, London; cabinetmaker to George I whose court commissions frequently also combined walnut veneers with elaborate architectural schemes. He had an exceptional career working for a group of forward-thinking patrons. He started his career possibly as an apprentice with Elizabeth Gumley and her son John and, in 1714, Moore enters partnership with the Gumleys; an association that continued until his death in 1726, although it is obvious from surviving documentary evidence that the partners frequently carried out individual commissions; besides those for the Royal Household. Some of Moore’s known patrons include the Duchess of Marlborough, Duchess of Buccleuch, the Duke of Montagu, and the Earl of Burlington.
The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Urn finials of later date, the slant front with horinzontal age crack, the sides with age cracks, further on overall with some small veneer losses and small blocks of wood lacking; of which some parts are available, the plinth under the left top finial with losses. Also one of the candle slides is missing its brass pull.Further on scattered staining throughout.
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Auction: Stage & Screen featuring The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Nov 5, 2025
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Popular Stage & Screen Auction on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 10am
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Memorabilia, Autographs, Artwork & Photographs Celebrating Theater, Hollywood, Music and Dance
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Featuring an Archive of Samuel Beckett Material from the Estate of His American Director Alan Schneider
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And Featuring a Special Section Devoted to the Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's popular Stage & Screen auction on November 5, 2025 attracted fans and collectors around the world vying for an exciting range of offerings celebrating the performing arts of Theater, Hollywood, Music and Dance.
The Estate of Alan Schneider
Featured in the sale was fascinating collection of early Waiting for Godot material from the Estate of Alan Schneider that topped $75,000 amid trans-Atlantic competition. “The primary American director of Samuel Beckett plays” and a close friend of the playwright, Alan Schneider died in 1984, and his widow died at 101 this past summer. This remarkable archive offered an extraordinary glimpse into the creative partnership between Schneider and Beckett, spanning decades of groundbreaking theatrical work. Highlights included Schneider’s annotated working copy of Waiting for Godot used in the landmark American production, an inscribed typescript of Eh Joe, and first editions and presentation copies of Endgame and Happy Days, many personally inscribed to Schneider by Beckett. Other treasures included manuscripts, letters, awards, recordings and posters that document a pivotal collaboration in modern theater history. Read more
The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Doyle was honored to offer a sequel to the successful 2011 auction of property from the estate of the legendary actor. Featured in the sale were artwork, furniture, photographs and memorabilia. Read More.
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