Lot Essay
The distinctive laurel-festooned urn on hexagonal plinth corresponds to that on a pair of commodes supplied by William Gates (d.circa 1800) of St. Martin's Lane for the Buckingham Palace apartments of George, Prince of Wales, later King George IV (illustrated in R. Edwards, Georgian Cabinet-Makers, rev.edn., London, 1955, p.216, pl.183).
A sideboard with the same urn-cast handles was sold Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 2-3 November 1950, lot 381. The identical handles also appear on a commode sold Christie's London, 16 March 1967, lot 80.
A sideboard with the same urn-cast handles was sold Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 2-3 November 1950, lot 381. The identical handles also appear on a commode sold Christie's London, 16 March 1967, lot 80.