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THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF MISS JULIA LOWENTHAL SOLD ON BEHALF OF THE GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND ASSOCIATION (LOTS 50-190)

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WALL LANTERN

THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

Details

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WALL LANTERN
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
The arched cresting surmounted by a finial, with conforming tapering mirrored back plate and four glazed panels, above a pierced cartouche, the base plate cracked
30 in. (76 cm.) high; 12½ in. (31.5 cm.) wide; 9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) deep

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

The glazed and mirrored 'sconce' relates to gothic cusp-arched patterns for 'Lanthorns for Halls or Staircases' published in Thomas Chippendale's The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 3rd ed. 1762 (pl. 152); while its fretted-ribbon bracket also relates to patterns in John Mayhew and William Ince's, Universal System of Household Furniture, 1762, and patterns attributed to them in The London Society of Upholsterers Genteel Household Furniture in the Present Taste, 2nd ed. circa 1765, pl. 90.

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