EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF REGENCY 'COTTAGE ORNE' ELM STANDS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each with circular top and moulded half-branch edge, on branch legs, one lacking a cross-stretcher, one leg replaced, the underside inscribed 'WW 1977', one inscribed in pencil 'ANTE ROOM'
12 in. (30 cm.) high (2)

Provenance

Supplied to John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford (1766-1839) for Endsleigh, Devon and by descent at Endsleigh to
The Endsleigh Fishing Club who purchased Endsleigh in 1962.
Sold by The Endsleigh Fishing Club and Endsleigh Charitable Trust, Christie's house sale at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire 'Property from Two Ducal Collections', 21 September 2004, lot 901, when bought by the present owner.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Designed as rustic tripod-altars and constructed in elm-branches in the style of Jeffry Wyatt's 'Swiss Cottage' at Endsleigh, it is possible that they can be identified with the '2 fancy wood stools' inventoried in 1839 in Endsleigh's 'Fisherman's Cottage'.

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