A GEORGE III MARQUETRY AND ROSEWOOD-CROSSBANDED SATINWOOD LINEN PRESS
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A GEORGE III MARQUETRY AND ROSEWOOD-CROSSBANDED SATINWOOD LINEN PRESS

CIRCA 1775, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN COBB

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A GEORGE III MARQUETRY AND ROSEWOOD-CROSSBANDED SATINWOOD LINEN PRESS
CIRCA 1775, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN COBB
With cavetto-moulded cornice with a simulated fluted shallow frieze above a pair of patera-inlaid doors enclosing three cedar sliding trays above two short and one long mahogany-lined drawers on tapering square legs, chalk inscription to the reverse 'Londonderry/ Richmond', originally with further trays, the base originally with edge-moulding
61.3/4 in. (157 cm.) high; 48 in. (122 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep
Provenance
Possibly Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness (1718-1788), Holdernesse House, Park Lane, London.
Possibly acquired in situ at Holdernesse House (later Londonderry House) by Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (1778-1854) in 1822, and by descent.
Literature
Almost certainly, Wynyard Park inventory, 1886, vol. ii, p. 38, Lady Londonderry’s bedroom ‘ 4 ft. handsome “Sheraton” wardrobe richly inlaid…one long and two short drawers under,’ possibly erroneously described as ‘mounted ormolu’.
Probably, Londonderry House inventory, 1949, p7.
Wynyard Park inventory, 1956, p. 43, nursery wing, Lady Jane’s bedroom, erroneously listed with two long drawers.
Wynyard Park inventory, 1965, vol. i, p. 25, sitting room.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
Sale room notice
This lot can now be attributed to the royal cabinet maker Charles Elliott (1752-1823) and dated to circa 1797-8 on the basis of close comparison with furniture he supplied for Langleys, Essex, see ‘Documented Furniture at Langleys Essex’, Country Life, 7 August 1942, pp. 264-5.

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