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BY G. J. MORANT, CIRCA 1831
Details
TWO WILLIAM IV WALNUT AND PARCEL-GILT BERGERES
BY G. J. MORANT, CIRCA 1831
En suite with the previous lot, each with arched padded back and arms covered in buttoned striped magenta silk, with chanelled arm terminals and supports, above a serpentine seat centred by foliage, on cabriole legs with brass castors, refreshments to gilding (2)
BY G. J. MORANT, CIRCA 1831
En suite with the previous lot, each with arched padded back and arms covered in buttoned striped magenta silk, with chanelled arm terminals and supports, above a serpentine seat centred by foliage, on cabriole legs with brass castors, refreshments to gilding (2)
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 [one bergere shown in situ in The Drawing Room].
C. Hussey, English Country Houses: Late Georgian, London, 1958, p. 201, fig. 391 [one bergere shown in situ in The Drawing Room].
C. Hussey, English Country Houses: Late Georgian, London, 1958, p. 201, fig. 391 [one bergere 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).