ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS

細節

A PAIR OF REGENCY MAHOGANY SOFAS
Attributed to Gillows
Each with a rectangular padded back, S-shaped arms and rectangular seat, one covered in pale blue repp material, the other in distressed red and white striped silk, on ring-turned tapering legs, brass caps and castors, one lacking back cushions, the red striped sofa with three back cushions and deep squab, the blue repp sofa with thin squab and two loose cushions, restorations
84½in. (214.5cm.) wide (2)

來源

Almost certainly supplied to William Harry (1792-1842), 3rd Earl of Darlington (and subsequently 1st Marquess and Duke of Cleveland) for Cleveland House, 19 St. James's Square, London
Presumably moved to Raby on the sale and demolition of Cleveland House in 1892
Thence by descent to Harry John Neville Vane, 11th Baron Barnard, Barnard Castle, co. Durham, sold Christie's house sale, 10 October 1994, lots 45 and 215

拍品專文

The red and white striped silk in which one of these sofas is upholstered, appears on several other pieces of furniture, including a pair of sofas with scrolled fluted ends and another larger one en suite, which were all from Cleveland House, 19 St. James's Square, London, and were moved to Raby Castle, Co. Durham when Cleveland House was sold and demolished. They were sold by The Lord Barnard, T.D., Raby Castle, Co.Durham, Christie's house sale, 10-11 October 1994, lots 40-47.