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A Painted and Gilded Side Cabinet
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A Painted and Gilded Side Cabinet

DESIGNED BY WILLIAM BURGES, 1871, FOR 15 BUCKINGHAM STREET

Details
A Painted and Gilded Side Cabinet
Designed by William Burges, 1871, for 15 Buckingham Street
Central pierced gilded doors inset with small panels of glass, flanked by pierced and carved panels, plinth pedestal
28½in. (72.5cm.) high; 51in. (129.5cm.) wide; 13in. (33cm.) deep
Signed and dated in the carved fretwork WILLIAM BURGES ME FF MDCCCLXXI
Provenance
WILLIAM BURGES.
MARY BURGES (LATER PULLAN).
ELIZABETH BURGES (LATER ORMISTON, LATER WATSON).
THENCE BY DESCENT.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

DRAWINGS BY WILLIAM BURGES FOR HIS HOME IN 15 BUCKINGHAM STREET HELD IN THE DRAWINGS ARCHIVE OF THE RIBA INCLUDE A GROUP OF DRAWINGS FOR A VARIETY OF PIERCED PANELS AS FOUND ON THE PRESENT LOT AND LOT... (REF:) THE CABINET EXEMPLIFIES BURGES' ECLECTIC APPROACH TO DESIGN WITH ITS UNUSUAL COMBINATION OF GOTHIC AND MOORISH DECORATIVE DETAILS.
RICHARD POPPLEWELL PULLAN'S INTRODUCTION TO THE POSTHUMOUS PUBLICATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS THE DESIGNS OF WILLIAM BURGES A.R.A.' PROVIDES AN APT SUMMARY OF BURGES' TALENTS AS A DESIGNER. PULLAN WROTE 'THIS SELECTION FROM HIS DESIGNS FOR WORKS OF ART OF VARIOUS DESCRIPTIONS ILLUSTRATES THOROUGHLY HIS REFINED TAST, HIS POWER OF INVENTION, AND HIS ACCURATE ANTIQUARIAN KNOWLEDGE, AND ALSO HIS MARVELLOUS SKILL IN ADAPTION.'

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