A PAIR OF GILTWOOD SWANS AND A PAIR OF GILTWOOD WALL BRACKETS

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THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE MRS. MICHAEL BEHRENS SOLD BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTORS (LOTS 52-65)

A PAIR OF GILTWOOD SWANS AND A PAIR OF GILTWOOD WALL BRACKETS

OF GEORGE III STYLE, 19TH 20TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF GILTWOOD SWANS AND A PAIR OF GILTWOOD WALL BRACKETS
Of George III style, 19th 20th Century
Each with a rounded rectangular lappeted platform supported by scrolling upspringing acanthus tied by a ribbon, surmounted by a swan with open wings pointing upwards, on a rocky and water-covered base, regilt
51 in. (129.5 cm.) high, overall; 20 in. (51 cm.) wide; 19 in. (48 cm.) deep (4)

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Lot Essay

The cascade-nestled swans recall the French antique style introduced in the late 18th Century. Through their association with Apollo's night-drawn chariot they featured on beds such as that designed in 1798 for Madame Recamier (engraved in Krafft and Ransonnette, Plans, coupes et elevations des plus belles maisons...à Paris, 1800-1802).
Swan-armed couches featured in George Smith's Collection of Designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, London, 1808 (pl. 152).

The seated swan with outspread wings is the crest of the Barttelot, Benvil, Benvill, Blachford, Brodhurst and Sellar families.

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