THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A Descendant of J.S. SYKES, Esq.
(Lots 300-310)
AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY DECANTER-STAND
Details
AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY DECANTER-STAND
The rectangular top with scalloped gallery and six compartments around a central loop handle, the moulded frieze carved on a pounced ground with flowerheads and foliate trails, the front and back aprons centred by a scallop-shell, on cabriole legs headed by a foliate carving, and on claw-and-ball feet with castors, minor restorations
21½in. (54.5cm.) wide; 22¾in. (58cm.) high; 15½in. (39.5cm.) deep
The rectangular top with scalloped gallery and six compartments around a central loop handle, the moulded frieze carved on a pounced ground with flowerheads and foliate trails, the front and back aprons centred by a scallop-shell, on cabriole legs headed by a foliate carving, and on claw-and-ball feet with castors, minor restorations
21½in. (54.5cm.) wide; 22¾in. (58cm.) high; 15½in. (39.5cm.) deep
Provenance
Percival D. Griffiths, Esq.
J.S. Sykes, Esq.
Thence by descent
J.S. Sykes, Esq.
Thence by descent
Literature
R.W. Symonds, English Furniture from Charles II to George II, London, 1929, p. 247, fig. 211 (then in the collection of Percival Griffiths, whose collection provided the illustrations for this book)