Lot Essay
Originally decorating McBean's sitting-room at Gibson Square, Islington from 1953-1963, this gueridon later decorated the sitting-room at Flemings Hall, Eye, Suffolk, between 1963-1984.
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LATE 19TH CENTURY, THE HERM SUPPORTS EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A FRENCH GILT METAL MOUNTED MAHOGANY GUERIDON
LATE 19TH CENTURY, THE HERM SUPPORTS EARLY 19TH CENTURY
With a circular moulded white marble top on three reeded and foliate carved scrolled herm supports and tricorn base with turned feet
32in. (81cm.) high, 21in. (53cm.) diameter
LATE 19TH CENTURY, THE HERM SUPPORTS EARLY 19TH CENTURY
With a circular moulded white marble top on three reeded and foliate carved scrolled herm supports and tricorn base with turned feet
32in. (81cm.) high, 21in. (53cm.) diameter
Literature
'A house of magnificent sets', House and Garden, December 1962, pg.61.
D.Winsor,'Photo Finish',The World of Interiors, June 1983, pg.154
D.Winsor,'Photo Finish',The World of Interiors, June 1983, pg.154
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