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ONE EARLY 18TH CENTURY, THE OTHER LATER
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A MATCHED PAIR OF DUTCH GILTWOOD AND GILT-COMPOSITION CONSOLE TABLES
ONE EARLY 18TH CENTURY, THE OTHER LATER
Each with a D-shaped later alabaster top above a frieze with scrolling foliage and centred by a shell with a pierced cartouche, the front supports of figures issuing from foliage, the rear supports formed from scrolling foliage, the base centred by a shell, losses to carving, regilt
33½ in. (85 cm.) high; 29½ in. (75 cm.) wide; 22½ in. (57 cm.) deep (2)
ONE EARLY 18TH CENTURY, THE OTHER LATER
Each with a D-shaped later alabaster top above a frieze with scrolling foliage and centred by a shell with a pierced cartouche, the front supports of figures issuing from foliage, the rear supports formed from scrolling foliage, the base centred by a shell, losses to carving, regilt
33½ in. (85 cm.) high; 29½ in. (75 cm.) wide; 22½ in. (57 cm.) deep (2)
Provenance
Bought at Sotheby's in the early 1960s.
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Sale room notice
The provenance for this lot:
The Hon. Mrs. Nellie Ionides (+), Buxted Park, Sussex; Sotheby's, London, 1 November 1963, lot 166.
The Hon. Mrs. Ionides was the daughter of Sir Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted. Her husband, Basil Ionides, was not only a the pioneering Art Deco designer of the Savoy Theatre, and Claridges Hotel, but also the author of one of the earliest books on modern interior decoration: Colour & Interior Decoration, 1926. In 1931 they acquired the splendid 18th century Palladian mansion, Buxted Park, Sussex, which they gradually transformed in their unique style.
The Hon. Mrs. Nellie Ionides (+), Buxted Park, Sussex; Sotheby's, London, 1 November 1963, lot 166.
The Hon. Mrs. Ionides was the daughter of Sir Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted. Her husband, Basil Ionides, was not only a the pioneering Art Deco designer of the Savoy Theatre, and Claridges Hotel, but also the author of one of the earliest books on modern interior decoration: Colour & Interior Decoration, 1926. In 1931 they acquired the splendid 18th century Palladian mansion, Buxted Park, Sussex, which they gradually transformed in their unique style.