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CIRCA 1780, STAMPED ST
Details
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU LOCK
Circa 1780, stamped ST
Cast in relief with a griffin amongst scrolling rinceau foliage on a pounced ground, the panel set within a beaded and bellflower frame with conforming acanthus relief panelled locking block, lacking handle and key, now mounted on a red velvet plinth, lacking handle, stamped ST, with printed label THE/SOMERSET/HOUSE/ART TREASURES/EXHIBITION 1979/exhibit No/F76 and 498
2in. (7cm.) high, 8in. (20.5cm.) wide
Circa 1780, stamped ST
Cast in relief with a griffin amongst scrolling rinceau foliage on a pounced ground, the panel set within a beaded and bellflower frame with conforming acanthus relief panelled locking block, lacking handle and key, now mounted on a red velvet plinth, lacking handle, stamped ST, with printed label THE/SOMERSET/HOUSE/ART TREASURES/EXHIBITION 1979/exhibit No/F76 and 498
2in. (7cm.) high, 8in. (20.5cm.) wide
Provenance
Sven Ghalin.
With Alexander & Berendt Ltd., London, 1979.
With Alexander & Berendt Ltd., London, 1979.
Exhibited
London, The Victoria and Albert Museum, The Age of Neoclassicism, 1972, no. 1764 (lent by Sven Gahlin) .
London, Somerset House, The Somerset House Art Treasures Exhibition 1979, no. F.76.
London, Somerset House, The Somerset House Art Treasures Exhibition 1979, no. F.76.