CIRCA 1820- 1830, THE DESIGN BY JOHN TAYLOR

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A GEORGE IV OAK AND BROWN-OAK SOFA
CIRCA 1820- 1830, THE DESIGN BY JOHN TAYLOR
The panelled top rail with foliate scroll terminals above a padded back, squab cushion and padded, vase-shaped arms carved with shells and scrolls and supported on lotus-flowered blocks, on tapering turned and boldly reeded legs with brass caps and castors
39½ in. (100 cm.) high; 86 in. (219 cm.) wide; 30 in. (76 cm.) deep

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This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

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This George IV Grecian sofa is embellished in the 'Antique' fashion, the top rail wrapped with acanthus, the reeded urns wreathed in Vitruvian scrolls. It corresponds almost exactly to a design by John Taylor, the Covent Garden upholsterer who had formerly served as an 'artist' in the 'Elegant Furniture Warehouse' established in New Bond Street by George Oakley (d. 1840). Taylor's 'Dress Sofa' pattern was published in the February 1821 edition of R. Ackermann's The Repository of Arts. The sofa is executed in British woods, and according to Ackermann his pattern was for a drawing-room sofa to be upholstered in British damask.
A related sofa, in oak, with provenance from Dalmahoy House, Edinburgh, was sold anonymously Sotheby's, London, 26 September 1997, lot 156 (£5,750 including premium). Another pair, executed in rosewood, was sold Sotheby's, London, 29 November 2000, lot 88 (£25,800 including premium).