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BY G. J. MORANT, CIRCA 1831
Details
A WILLIAM IV WALNUT AND PARCEL-GILT CONVERSATION SOFA
BY G. J. MORANT, CIRCA 1831
En suite with the previous lot, with central quadripartite padded back and seat covered in striped magenta silk, with scrolled arms above a waved apron centred by foliage, on short scrolled legs, with concealed large lignum vitae castors, refreshments to the gilding
79½ in. (202 cm.) wide
BY G. J. MORANT, CIRCA 1831
En suite with the previous lot, with central quadripartite padded back and seat covered in striped magenta silk, with scrolled arms above a waved apron centred by foliage, on short scrolled legs, with concealed large lignum vitae castors, refreshments to the gilding
79½ in. (202 cm.) wide
Provenance
Supplied to Robert Newman (created Baronet 1836) (1776-1848) for Mamhead, Devon, circa 1831 and by descent at Mamhead until sold by Lord Mamhead, Whitton & Laing house sale, 11-14 November 1963.
Literature
C. Hussey, 'Mamhead, Devon - II', Country Life, 2 June 1955, p. 1430, fig. 7 [shown in situ in The Drawing Room].
C. Hussey, English Country Houses: Late Georgian, London, 1958, p. 201, fig. 391 [shown in situ in The Drawing Room].
C. Hussey, English Country Houses: Late Georgian, London, 1958, p. 201, fig. 391 [shown in situ in The Drawing Room].
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale room notice
Additional provenance for lots 355-358:
David Lay Auctioneers, Penzance, 18-19 July 1996, lots 1823-1831 (all 19 pieces of the suite were sold as 9 lots).
With Chevertons of Edenbridge, Kent.
Offered anonymously, Sotheby's, London, 7 November 1997, lot 101 (17 pieces) (sold after sale).
David Lay Auctioneers, Penzance, 18-19 July 1996, lots 1823-1831 (all 19 pieces of the suite were sold as 9 lots).
With Chevertons of Edenbridge, Kent.
Offered anonymously, Sotheby's, London, 7 November 1997, lot 101 (17 pieces) (sold after sale).