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A MAHOGANY WALL LANTERN
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A MAHOGANY WALL LANTERN

OF GEORGE III STYLE, PROBABLY LATE 19TH CENTURY

Details
A MAHOGANY WALL LANTERN
Of George III style, probably late 19th Century
With downswept pagoda roof above a glazed door with hinged pierced brass panel to the top, with conforming sides, the reverse with label inscribed '1072'
19½ in. (49.5 cm.) high; 13¼ in. (33.5 cm.) wide; 8¾ in. (22.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Percival D. Griffiths, F.S.A., Sandridgebury, Hertfordshire, by 1912.
Literature
R. W. Symonds, 'Furniture of the XVII and XVIII Centuries: Mr Percival Griffiths' Collection', Country Life, 27 January 1912, p. 143, fig. 13.
P. Macquoid & R. Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, rev. ed., London, 1954, vol. II, p. 283, fig. 7.
R. Edwards, The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture, rev.ed., 1964 p. 337, fig. 6.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Thomas Chippendale included a pattern for a related pagoda-swept clock-case hood in The Gentleman and Cabinet-maker's Director, 1754 (pl. CXXXVI). This lantern was formerly in the collection of Percival Griffiths (d. 1937), who began his collection of antique furniture around 1900. His 'admirable collection' of furniture at Sandridgebury, Hertfordshire, covering the evolution of the 'school of Chippendale', was described by R. W. Symonds in an article that featured this 'Chippendale Hall Lantern', Country Life, 27 January 1912, fig. 13. Griffiths' 'Mahogany portable Lantern in Chinese taste' was also published in R. Edwards, The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture, rev. ed., 1964, p. 337, fig. 6.

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