BY CALLOW OF MOUNT STREET, CIRCA 1930

Details

A PAIR OF GEORGE II-STYLE CARVED PINE OPEN SHELVES
BY CALLOW OF MOUNT STREET, CIRCA 1930
Each with a broken pediment centred by a female mask, with adjustable shelves
52 ¾ in. (134 cm.) high; 43 ¼ in. (110 cm.) wide; 9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

The Property of Lord Lambton and the Hon. John Lambton; sold West Marden Hall, West Sussex; Sotheby's House Sale; 17 September 1991, lot 288.

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Lot Essay

West Marden Hall, West Marden, West Sussex was built between 1890 and 1900. On remarrying in the early 1930s, John Frederick William Lambton, 5th Earl of Durham (1884-1970) extended the house and it was 'filled with furniture bought from Callows of Mount Street.'

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