Jan 25, 2024 10:00 EST
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Prints / English & Continental Decorative Arts
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George III Mahogany Secretaire Cabinet
Circa 1760
Estate / Collection: Property of The Constable Family, Cambridge and Sherborn, Massachusetts
In two parts, the upper section with fret-carved cresting above a pair of glazed doors and sides enclosing shelves for porcelain display, the lower section with pagoda molding above a hinged fall-front opening to a leather writing panel and a fitted interior with mahogany-lined drawers, all over two short and three long hardwood-lined drawers, on bracket feet; bearing a printed Kent Gallery label to the interior backboard of the lower section.
Height 72 1/2 in. (184.1 cm), width 35 1/2 in. (90.1 cm), depth 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm)
Capel Cure Collection
The Kent Gallery, London, featured in Connoisseur Magazine, November, 1929, No. cccxxxix, XVI.
Literature:
Macquoid and Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, 1986, rev. ed., vol. I, p. 1.51, fig. 59.
Thomas Chippendale included several designs with pagoda waist moldings for a 'China Case' in his three editions of The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, published between 1754-62. Two related preparatory manuscript drawings by Chippendale from 1753 are now in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum from the Chippendale Drawings, vol. II, published in the Director in reverse as plate CIX in the 1754 and 1755 editions, renumbered as plate CXXXIV in the 1762 edition; MMA, acc. no: 20.40.2(87).
Made for use in a bedroom, the upper section displayed poreclain above a secretaire fall-front drawer used for writing. The present secretaire cabinet is almost entirely made of fine mahogany except the oak backbooard of the lower section. Very unusally, the drawer sides of the lower section are made of hardwood, possibly Asian.
Sold for $7,680
Estimated at $6,000 - $8,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Estate / Collection: Property of The Constable Family, Cambridge and Sherborn, Massachusetts
In two parts, the upper section with fret-carved cresting above a pair of glazed doors and sides enclosing shelves for porcelain display, the lower section with pagoda molding above a hinged fall-front opening to a leather writing panel and a fitted interior with mahogany-lined drawers, all over two short and three long hardwood-lined drawers, on bracket feet; bearing a printed Kent Gallery label to the interior backboard of the lower section.
Height 72 1/2 in. (184.1 cm), width 35 1/2 in. (90.1 cm), depth 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm)
Provenance:
Capel Cure Collection
The Kent Gallery, London, featured in Connoisseur Magazine, November, 1929, No. cccxxxix, XVI.
Notes:Literature:
Macquoid and Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, 1986, rev. ed., vol. I, p. 1.51, fig. 59.
Thomas Chippendale included several designs with pagoda waist moldings for a 'China Case' in his three editions of The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, published between 1754-62. Two related preparatory manuscript drawings by Chippendale from 1753 are now in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum from the Chippendale Drawings, vol. II, published in the Director in reverse as plate CIX in the 1754 and 1755 editions, renumbered as plate CXXXIV in the 1762 edition; MMA, acc. no: 20.40.2(87).
Made for use in a bedroom, the upper section displayed poreclain above a secretaire fall-front drawer used for writing. The present secretaire cabinet is almost entirely made of fine mahogany except the oak backbooard of the lower section. Very unusally, the drawer sides of the lower section are made of hardwood, possibly Asian.
Losses to moldings, brackets to cabinet later.
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Auction: Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Prints / English & Continental Decorative Arts, Jan 25, 2024
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Auction of Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Prints on January 25, 2024
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Comprising Lots 624 - 883 in the Sale
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NEW YORK, NY -- International competition drove strong results at Doyle's auction of Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Prints on January 25, 2024. The sale showcased a wide range of works including landscapes, still lifes, portraits and religious subjects by European artists from the Renaissance through the 19th century.
Wojciech Kossak (1856-1942) was a member of a celebrated Polish family of artists who specialized in equestrian subjects and scenes from military history. The sale featured a remarkable work depicting an historic victory of the fabled German Black Hussars over a Russian artillery unit, probably during the Seven Years’ War. Competitive bidding drove this painting to $28,800, more than doubling its estimate.
François Boucher‘s paintings and drawings are prized for their idyllic evocations of the French rococo style. Achieving an exceptional $25,600 was a lovely chalk drawing of a lady holding a birdcage. It was clearly executed by an artist who knew Boucher's style intimately, probably a member of his immediate circle.
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