拍品專文
This piece falls into a distinctive group of case pieces which can now be attributed to George Simson based on an example bearing his label and illustrated in G. Beard and C. Gilbert, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, 1986, pl.22. This labelled piece, which is closely related to the offered lot, is after a design in Thomas Sheraton's Drawing Book of 1794, pl.64.
George Simson is recorded as working at 19 St. Paul's Churchyard from 1780-1839. He was a subscriber to Sheraton's Drawing Book and was included on the list of master cabinetmakers in the Cabinet Dictionary of 1803. Many of his pieces bearing his label feature fine figure timbers such as sabicu and satinwood and the overall quality of his known furniture is quite good (G. Beard and C. Gilbert, op. cit., p. 817).
This family of secretaire and dresiing cabinets includes the so-called 'Weeks Cabinets' which incorporate clock movements and organs produced by Thomas Weeks of Tichborne Street. This group, with some variation, uses the same distinctive timbers, panelled veneer designs, outset columnar uprights and turned feet. A writing-table of similar form is illustrated in C. Gilbert, 'Some Weeks Cabinets Reconsidered',
George Simson is recorded as working at 19 St. Paul's Churchyard from 1780-1839. He was a subscriber to Sheraton's Drawing Book and was included on the list of master cabinetmakers in the Cabinet Dictionary of 1803. Many of his pieces bearing his label feature fine figure timbers such as sabicu and satinwood and the overall quality of his known furniture is quite good (G. Beard and C. Gilbert, op. cit., p. 817).
This family of secretaire and dresiing cabinets includes the so-called 'Weeks Cabinets' which incorporate clock movements and organs produced by Thomas Weeks of Tichborne Street. This group, with some variation, uses the same distinctive timbers, panelled veneer designs, outset columnar uprights and turned feet. A writing-table of similar form is illustrated in C. Gilbert, 'Some Weeks Cabinets Reconsidered',