A George III Coade stone pedestal stove and an ensuite Coade stone and wood pedestal

ONE SIGNED COADE & SEALEY, LONDON, THE WOODEN COMPANION APPLIED WITH COADE STONE EMBELLISHMENTS AND PAINTED TO MATCH, CIRCA 1805

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A George III Coade stone pedestal stove and an ensuite Coade stone and wood pedestal
One signed Coade & Sealey, London, the wooden companion applied with Coade stone embellishments and painted to match, Circa 1805
Each of shaped rectangular section, the front and sides with reeded platform, above a dentil frieze, each side centred by a ram's mask, the corners with similar masks joined by drapery swags, the front panel centred by an oval foliate patera with a lion mask, on a stepped plinth, one centred by brass grille, the Coade pedestal with an iron stove interior, removable oval paterae fuelling aperture and brass-fronted pull-out ash drawers
29 in. (73.5 cm.) wide; 33 in. (84 cm.) high; 22 in. (57 cm.) deep (2)

Lot Essay

The stove, appropriate embellishment for a banqueting hall or dining room niche, is conceived as a bacchic 'altar' pedestal with veil-draped rams'heads and a Palmyreen 'Apollo' medallion (Coade's pattern for this patera medallion is illustrated in A. Kelly, Mrs. Coade's Stone, Reading, 1990, p.165). One such Square pedestal for a Stove is listed in the 1799 Catalogue of Coade's Gallery. They were also introduced at the Bank of England and the Chancellor of the Exchequer's residence. Coade's No. 257 lists A Pair of Pedestals and Vases, with Cistern and Plate-Rack for Sideboard; Wood with Stone ornaments ... 18 guineas.

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