Lot Essay
The pelmets, now lacking the beribboned cables' central trophies, are likley to have been introduced to Nostell Priory, Yorkshire around 1800 by Sir Rowland Winn, 6th Bt. (1775-1805).
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A SET OF THREE REGENCY GILTWOOD PELMETS
Each with an ogee moulded cornice above a concave frieze filled with a spirally-turned and ribbon-entwined rod, probably previously with a central ornament, with indistinct chalk inscriptions on the reverse, one inscribed in pencil 'left hand .... Room'
One 71 in. (180.5 cm.) wide, one 70¼ in. (178.5 cm.) wide, one 70½ in. (179 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15 cm.) high; 9 in. (23 cm.) deep (3)
Each with an ogee moulded cornice above a concave frieze filled with a spirally-turned and ribbon-entwined rod, probably previously with a central ornament, with indistinct chalk inscriptions on the reverse, one inscribed in pencil 'left hand .... Room'
One 71 in. (180.5 cm.) wide, one 70¼ in. (178.5 cm.) wide, one 70½ in. (179 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15 cm.) high; 9 in. (23 cm.) deep (3)
Provenance
Almost certainly supplied to Sir Rowland Winn, 6th Bt. (1775-1805), Nostell Priory, Yorkshire, and by descent.
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