CIRCA 1820-1825, ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES AND MATHEW MORISON OF EDINBURGH AND AYR, AFTER A DESIGN BY GILLOWS OF LANCASTER

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A SCOTTISH GEORGE IV MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT SIDE CABINET
CIRCA 1820-1825, ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES AND MATHEW MORISON OF EDINBURGH AND AYR, AFTER A DESIGN BY GILLOWS OF LANCASTER
With a three-quarter gallery above four doors lacking panels, enclosing adjustable shelves, between ring-turned reeded uprights on turned feet, the doors with traces of red-silk
45¼ in. (115 cm.) high; 64½ in. (164 cm.) wide; 18 in. (45.4 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

This 'Drawing Room Commode', with its reeded and urn-capped Pompeian pillars, is conceived in the French antique fashion. With its 'Chiffonier' gallery for china-display and book-shelves concealed behind glazed doors intended for pleated hangings, it reflects the fashionable George IV style such as George Smith promoted with publications such as Collection of Designs for Household Furniture, 1808; and The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterers Guide , 1826.

The distinctive Scottish 'honey-pot' baluster turning is characteristic of Morison's work at Blairquhan and is shared on the dining table (lot 52) and chairs (lot 73).

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