A George III Mahogany Inlaid Satinwood and Tulipwood Crossbanded Sideboard, Circa 1790
A George III Mahogany Inlaid Satinwood and Tulipwood Crossbanded Sideboard, Circa 1790
height 36 in.; width 108 in.; depth 38 in.
91.5 cm; 274.5 cm; 96.5 cm
Condition Report:
Reasonable restored condition. The top with several restored deep scratches and scattered dents. Restored splits to one the top. Veneers, crossbanding and stringing with evidence of restoration. Small loss to lower right corner proper of frieze drawer. Cupboards to sides with repaired splits to oval panels. Two drawers formerly lead lined and with original hole for draining. An impressive scale and form.
Catalogue Note:
A design for a similar large-scale demi-lune sideboard appears in Plate 5 Fig.1 of Thomas Shearer's The Cabinet-Makers' London Book of Prices first published in 1788. A pair of comparable large-scale sideboards was in the collection of Junius Morgan III (d.1960), the eldest grandson of the banker and collector J. Pierpont Morgan, and his wife Louise (née Converse) at Saluation, their neo-Georgian estate on an island off the North Shore of Long Island built in the 1920s. Many items in Morgan's collection were inherited from his grandfather's vast holdings. The pair was sold with the rest of the contents of Salutation on the premises by Sotheby Parke Bernet, 29 May - 1 June 1974, lots 622 and 623.
Provenance:
Hackwood Park, Hampshire
Christie's London, 20-22 April 1998, lot 102
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A George III Mahogany Inlaid Satinwood and Tulipwood Crossbanded Sideboard, Circa 1790
height 36 in.; width 108 in.; depth 38 in.
91.5 cm; 274.5 cm; 96.5 cm
Condition Report:
Reasonable restored condition. The top with several restored deep scratches and scattered dents. Restored splits to one the top. Veneers, crossbanding and stringing with evidence of restoration. Small loss to lower right corner proper of frieze drawer. Cupboards to sides with repaired splits to oval panels. Two drawers formerly lead lined and with original hole for draining. An impressive scale and form.
Catalogue Note:
A design for a similar large-scale demi-lune sideboard appears in Plate 5 Fig.1 of Thomas Shearer's The Cabinet-Makers' London Book of Prices first published in 1788. A pair of comparable large-scale sideboards was in the collection of Junius Morgan III (d.1960), the eldest grandson of the banker and collector J. Pierpont Morgan, and his wife Louise (née Converse) at Saluation, their neo-Georgian estate on an island off the North Shore of Long Island built in the 1920s. Many items in Morgan's collection were inherited from his grandfather's vast holdings. The pair was sold with the rest of the contents of Salutation on the premises by Sotheby Parke Bernet, 29 May - 1 June 1974, lots 622 and 623.
Provenance:
Hackwood Park, Hampshire
Christie's London, 20-22 April 1998, lot 102
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