Lot Essay
There are many examples of seat furniture attributed to George Bullock which exhibit the same distinctive half-roundel, ebonised ball-frieze, and tulip-form arm supports. Clive Wainwright suggests that the design for these pieces was probably taken from R.Brown, The Rudiments of Drawing Cabinet Furniture, c.1819 and 1822, which was 'largely devoted to Bullock furniture...' ('George Bullock and his Circle', George Bullock: Cabinet-Maker, exhibition catalogue, 1988, pp.13-39).
A pair of window seats from this distinctive group was supplied by Bullock to Matthew Robinson Boulton for Great Tew Park in 1817 and was sold in Christie's House Sale, 27-29 May 1987, lot 31. Others from this group include a pair sold Christie's London, 19 November 1987, lot 19; another pair sold Christie's London, 14 April 1988, lot 15 and a further pair from Strelley Lodge, Nottinghamshire, sold Christie's London, 13 April 1989, lot 21.
A pair of window seats from this distinctive group was supplied by Bullock to Matthew Robinson Boulton for Great Tew Park in 1817 and was sold in Christie's House Sale, 27-29 May 1987, lot 31. Others from this group include a pair sold Christie's London, 19 November 1987, lot 19; another pair sold Christie's London, 14 April 1988, lot 15 and a further pair from Strelley Lodge, Nottinghamshire, sold Christie's London, 13 April 1989, lot 21.