A PAIR OF GEORGE III 'ETRUSCAN' POLYCHROME AND BLACK-JAPANNED WINE...
Each table of tripod form, the circular tops centered with painted medallions, the stems each with fluted decoration supported on three out-swept legs with laurel pendants; one table stamped 'CLAY' to underside edge of top, the other stamped 'PATENT' to underside edge of top; the decoration refreshed, particularly to stems and bases, with slight variations to dimensions
Table A: 293⁄4 in. (75.6 cm.) high, 141⁄2 in. (36.8 cm.) wide across top, 113⁄4 in. (29.8 cm.) deep across top, 18 in. (45.7 cm.) diameter at the base
Table B: 293⁄4 in. (75.6 cm.) high, 141⁄2 in. (36.8 cm.) wide across top, 113⁄4 in. (29.8 cm.) deep across top, 18 in. (45.7 cm.) diameter at the base
Lot Essay
In 1772, Henry Clay received a patent for a special process of pasting sheets of paper together and stove hardening them to produce a durable substance suitable for furniture wares. This process was distinct from that for making true mâché, which used a mixture of pulped paper, glue and chalk and originated in Persia, coming to England via France in the seventeenth century. He decorated his products in the Etruscan (Classical) or Chinese taste. The patent expired in 1802 at which time rival factories began production and continued to use the Clay name throughout the nineteenth century.
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Each table of tripod form, the circular tops centered with painted medallions, the stems each with fluted decoration supported on three out-swept legs with laurel pendants; one table stamped 'CLAY' to underside edge of top, the other stamped 'PATENT' to underside edge of top; the decoration refreshed, particularly to stems and bases, with slight variations to dimensions
Table A: 293⁄4 in. (75.6 cm.) high, 141⁄2 in. (36.8 cm.) wide across top, 113⁄4 in. (29.8 cm.) deep across top, 18 in. (45.7 cm.) diameter at the base
Table B: 293⁄4 in. (75.6 cm.) high, 141⁄2 in. (36.8 cm.) wide across top, 113⁄4 in. (29.8 cm.) deep across top, 18 in. (45.7 cm.) diameter at the base
Lot Essay
In 1772, Henry Clay received a patent for a special process of pasting sheets of paper together and stove hardening them to produce a durable substance suitable for furniture wares. This process was distinct from that for making true mâché, which used a mixture of pulped paper, glue and chalk and originated in Persia, coming to England via France in the seventeenth century. He decorated his products in the Etruscan (Classical) or Chinese taste. The patent expired in 1802 at which time rival factories began production and continued to use the Clay name throughout the nineteenth century.
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