A PAIR OF GEORGE II GILTWOOD DRAGONS, BY WILLIAM LINNELL, CIRCA 1755
A PAIR OF GEORGE II GILTWOOD DRAGONS
BY WILLIAM LINNELL, CIRCA 1755
Each modeled in flight with open jaws, mounted on a later ebonized support and slate stand
17 in. (43.1 cm.) high, 15 ½ in. (39.3 cm.) wide, each
Provenance
Supplied to the 4th Duke and Duchess of Bedford for their Pleasure Gardens at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire, thence by descent until sold.
Christie's house sale, Property from Two Ducal Collections, Woburn Abbey, 20-21 September 2004, lot 115.
Acquired from Jeremy, London, 2 June 2006.
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A PAIR OF GEORGE II GILTWOOD DRAGONS
BY WILLIAM LINNELL, CIRCA 1755
Each modeled in flight with open jaws, mounted on a later ebonized support and slate stand
17 in. (43.1 cm.) high, 15 ½ in. (39.3 cm.) wide, each
Provenance
Supplied to the 4th Duke and Duchess of Bedford for their Pleasure Gardens at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire, thence by descent until sold.
Christie's house sale, Property from Two Ducal Collections, Woburn Abbey, 20-21 September 2004, lot 115.
Acquired from Jeremy, London, 2 June 2006.
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