A GEORGE III GILTWOOD CONFIDANTE
A GEORGE III GILTWOOD CONFIDANTE
CIRCA 1780
Re-covered in dark green velvet, the moulded channelled frame with paterae flanked by husk pendant cresting, carved in relief with flower-heads, the moulded frame on square panelled and tapering legs, re-gilt, right end rail replaced
46 in. (117 cm.) high; 128 in. (325 cm.) wide; 30 ½ in. (78 cm.) deep
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Almost certainly acquired by either the 5th, 6th or 7th Viscount Powerscourt and by descent until Powerscourt was sold with the contents to Mr. and Mrs. Slazenger in 1961.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Slazenger, Powerscourt, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow, Ireland; sold Christie's house sale, 24-25 September 1984, lot 682 (as a Louis XVI canape à encoignures).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 19 September 2019, lot 150.
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A GEORGE III GILTWOOD CONFIDANTE
CIRCA 1780
Re-covered in dark green velvet, the moulded channelled frame with paterae flanked by husk pendant cresting, carved in relief with flower-heads, the moulded frame on square panelled and tapering legs, re-gilt, right end rail replaced
46 in. (117 cm.) high; 128 in. (325 cm.) wide; 30 ½ in. (78 cm.) deep
Provenance
Almost certainly acquired by either the 5th, 6th or 7th Viscount Powerscourt and by descent until Powerscourt was sold with the contents to Mr. and Mrs. Slazenger in 1961.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Slazenger, Powerscourt, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow, Ireland; sold Christie's house sale, 24-25 September 1984, lot 682 (as a Louis XVI canape à encoignures).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 19 September 2019, lot 150.
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