Lot Essay
An almost identical urn-stand was sold at Christie's London , 19 February 1969, lot 63
Details
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY URN-STAND with serpentine tray-top edged with beading, fitted with a slide on tapering moulded cabriole legs and scrolled feet with block toes, labelled LIONEL HARRIS, JNR./IB KING STREET, ST. JAMES'S, S.W.1 and BRITISH.ANTIQUE.DEALERS'. ASSOCIATION ART TREASURES EXHIBITION/CHRISTIES 1932/No.193 11½in. (29cm.) square; 21½in. (54.5cm.) high
Provenance
Percival Griffiths, Esq.
Anonymous sale, Christie's London, 19 February 1970, lot 63 (sold as the Property of a Lady); bought for 1200 gns. (#1260) by Partridge for Samuel Messer (invoiced 20 February 1970 for #1323)
Anonymous sale, Christie's London, 19 February 1970, lot 63 (sold as the Property of a Lady); bought for 1200 gns. (#1260) by Partridge for Samuel Messer (invoiced 20 February 1970 for #1323)
Literature
P. Macquoid and R. Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, London, 1927, vol. III, p.151, fig. 4
R.W. Symonds, English Furniture from Charles II to George II, London , 1929, p.241, fig. 203
R.W. Symonds, 'The English Tea-Table', Antiques Review, March-May 1951, p.12, fig. 19
P. Macquoid and R. Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, rev. edn., London, 1954, vol. III, p.157, fig. 5
R.W. Symonds, English Furniture from Charles II to George II, London , 1929, p.241, fig. 203
R.W. Symonds, 'The English Tea-Table', Antiques Review, March-May 1951, p.12, fig. 19
P. Macquoid and R. Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, rev. edn., London, 1954, vol. III, p.157, fig. 5
Exhibited
B.A.D.A. Art Treasures Exhibition, Christie's, 1932, no. 193 (illustrated in Catalogue) (exhibited by Lionel Harris, Junr)