A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD CANTERBURY

AFTER A DESIGN BY JOHN C. LOUDON

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A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD CANTERBURY
After a design by John C. Loudon
The rectangular upper section with four X-designs tied with laurel wreaths, above a mahogany-lined frieze drawer, on turned baluster legs headed by rectangular blocks with turned finials, brass caps and castors, the back legs with restored breaks
19 in. (49.5 cm.) high; 19 in. (48 cm.) wide; 14 in. (36 cm.) deep

Provenance

Mrs. W. Robertson, Oakley House, Bedfordshire.

Lot Essay

This Canterbury derives from a design by John C. Loudon published in 1833 in his Encyclopaedia of Cottage, Farm and Villa Architecture and Furniture, 1833. A similar canterbury based on the same design was sold anonymously, Sotheby's London, 27 September 1996, lot 176 and another almost identical one was sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 25 September 1997, lot 235.

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