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Lot Essay
The Building News article of 1884 with detailed illustrations is entitled 'Sketches of Old Furniture'. Interestingly, the desk may be a product of the firm of Gillow who was producing high quality furniture in the Georgian manner as early as the 1820s. A pair of tripod tables of similar early Georgian inspiration with foliate-carved cabriole legs was sold in these Rooms, the property of a Distinguished Private Collection, 22 April 1999, lot 127. These tables conform to a design in Gillow's Estimate Sketch Books' for a 'Rosewood Flower Stand' dated 1822.
The impressive Elizabethan manor house, Mapledurham, was owned by the Blount family since it was built by Sir Michael Blount in 1588. In 1943 the family died out and the estate passed by descent to the current owner and is run by the Mapledurham Trust. There is not an obvious connection with Gerald Storett who inscribed his note from Mapledurham.
The impressive Elizabethan manor house, Mapledurham, was owned by the Blount family since it was built by Sir Michael Blount in 1588. In 1943 the family died out and the estate passed by descent to the current owner and is run by the Mapledurham Trust. There is not an obvious connection with Gerald Storett who inscribed his note from Mapledurham.