AN EARLY GEORGE III PITCH PINE AND PINE CHIMNEYPIECE
AN EARLY GEORGE III PITCH PINE AND PINE CHIMNEYPIECE
CIRCA 1760-70, POSSIBLY DESIGNED BY ROBERT ADAM OR JOHN CARR
The central laurel-wreath tablet hung with bellflower swags, the scrolling acanthus corbels issuing graduated foliate pendants
62¼ in. (158 cm.) high; 92¼ in. (234.5 cm.) wide; 9 in. (23 cm.) deep
The opening: 49½ in. (125.5 cm.) high; 57 in. (145 cm.) wide
Provenance
By repute: the collections of the Earls of Harewood, Harewood House, Yorkshire until gifted by Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, to a Dr. Cook circa 1950-60 who is said to have been her physician and to have lived on the estate in the village of Harewood.
Aynhoe Park - A Modern Grand Tour; sold Christie's, South Kensington, 9 October 2012, lot 126.
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AN EARLY GEORGE III PITCH PINE AND PINE CHIMNEYPIECE
CIRCA 1760-70, POSSIBLY DESIGNED BY ROBERT ADAM OR JOHN CARR
The central laurel-wreath tablet hung with bellflower swags, the scrolling acanthus corbels issuing graduated foliate pendants
62¼ in. (158 cm.) high; 92¼ in. (234.5 cm.) wide; 9 in. (23 cm.) deep
The opening: 49½ in. (125.5 cm.) high; 57 in. (145 cm.) wide
Provenance
By repute: the collections of the Earls of Harewood, Harewood House, Yorkshire until gifted by Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, to a Dr. Cook circa 1950-60 who is said to have been her physician and to have lived on the estate in the village of Harewood.
Aynhoe Park - A Modern Grand Tour; sold Christie's, South Kensington, 9 October 2012, lot 126.
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