BY W. & S. SUMMERS, THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE BULLOCK

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A REGENCY BRASS-MOUNTED STEEL FENDER
By W. & S. Summers, the design attributed to George Bullock
The polished frieze with central rosette flanked by berried laurel, the moulded borders with scroll terminations to the side returns, raised on two leaf-capped pad feet, stamped to each foot either side of the mounting holes SUM*ERS and I 26, with an iron shoe
9¼in. (23.5cm.) high, 52in. (132cm.) wide, 13½in. (34.3cm.) deep

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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Exhibition Catalogue, George Bullock, Cabinet-Maker, Liverpool, Sudley Art Gallery and London, Blairman's, 1988, cat. no. 31.

Two fenders with conforming friezes, from Great Tew, were sold in Christie's house sale, 27-29 May 1987, lots 5 and 973. Summers is certainly W. & S. Summers of 105 New Bond Street, who is known to have supplied metalwork to George Bullock for the Boulton family of Great Tew (see lots 160-188 which came from Tew).

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