THE CARVED PANELS, POSSIBLY BY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1770 AND ADAPTED INTO MIRROR FRAMES

The surrounding frames to these mirrors were supplied as room panelling as part of the furnishing of Harewood House, Yorkshire (1767-1778) for Thomas Chippendale's most important patron Edwin Lascelles, Esq. Indeed, Chippendale is the sole London cabinet-maker listed among the vast records at Harewood although some invoices have been lost. Harewood underwent significant remodelling by the architect Sir Charles Barry in 1843-1850. Many of the furnishings were dismantled and removed to storage at the time including the State bed (when the State bedchamber was converted into a private sitting room) and various important mirror frames by Chippendale (sold by the 7th Earl of Harewood, Christie's, London, 10 April 1986, lots 80-84) as well as a large group of carved panelling.