A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT SETTEE

CIRCA 1710

細節

A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT SETTEE
Circa 1710
The padded rounded rectangular back, outscrolled arms, and seat cushion covered with green velvet, on club legs headed by lappets and with pad feet joined by a ring-turned double H-stretcher, the front seatrail replaced
39in. (99cm.) height of back, 24in. (61cm.) height of seat, 64in. (163.5cm.) wide, 26in. (66cm.) deep

來源

By repute, Percival D. Griffiths, Esq., Sandridgebury, Hertfordshire.
Mrs. John Micklem, Avenue Farm, Hertfordshire.

拍品專文

This settee once formed part of the noted collection assembled by Mr.and Mrs. John Micklem. Iris Micklem continued to acquire pieces for the collection upon the purchase of 'Avenue Farm' in Hertfordshire following the death of her husband in 1951. Many of the pieces in the collection, reportedly including this settee, were acquired from the legendary collector Percival D. Griffiths. Griffiths was advised by R.W. Symonds, a leading furniture historian and architect, who was consulted by museums and other celebrated collectors including J.S. Sykes and Samuel Messer. The Micklem collection was published in A. Winchester, 'Living with Antiques in England: The Hertfordshire home of Mrs. John Micklem', The Magazine Antiques, February 1962, pp.205-207 which illustrated a number of Griffiths examples in this Queen Anne farmhouse setting.