CIRCA 1845, BY G. J. MORANT

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AN EARLY VICTORIAN BROWN OAK, OAK AND HOLLY SIDE CABINET
CIRCA 1845, BY G. J. MORANT
With a verde antico marble top, the frieze with a drawer inlaid with lines and flanked by paterae above a pair of recessed panelled doors intricately inlaid with a cruciform foliate design enclosing a shelf, flanked by volutes, on bracket feet applied with roundels, fitted with Bramah patent lock and branded 'G.I. MORANT 91 NEW BOND ST.', originally on an additional plinth base and with a pier glass, the back edge of the marble cut to enclose a pier glass
35½ in. (90 cm.) high; 59¼ in. (150.5 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep

Provenance

Supplied to M. P. W. Boulton and by descent to
Major Eustace Robb, Tew Park, Great Tew, Oxfordshire, sold Christie's house sale, 27-29 May 1987, lot 60.

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

G. J. Morant's design for this marble-topped commode, with its Roman-truss pilasters, evolved from a copy that he had also made of Tew's Drawing-Room commode which was designed by George Bullock. Morant's copy and the original, which Bullock had supplied with one of his Mona marble slabs, were both sold from Tew, Christie's house sale, 27-29 May 1987 (lots 36 and 35). The original commode, reflecting Bullock's 'Grecian' style enriched with Louis Quatorze 'Roman' ornament, was invoiced in 1817 as: 'An Oak Cabinet richly inlaid with Holly in pannels of Doors etc. & white mouldings. £25.' together with the top: 'Mona Green marble Top for Ditto 4 ft. 7 in. @ 20 . £4 11s 8d'.

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