CIRCA 1820

Details

A PAIR OF 'KENTIAN' CREAM-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT SIDE TABLES
CIRCA 1820
Each with a rectangular scagliola top over a low-relief Vitruvian scroll frieze, with six reeded corbel legs, re-decorated, one top restored
32 ¼ in. (82. cm.) high; 72 in. (183 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep

Provenance

Richard de la Mare, Much Hadham Hall, Hertfordshire; Sotheby's house sale; 30 September 1980, lot 667.

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Lot Essay

Richard de la Mare (1901-1986), the son of poet Walter de la Mare and T.S. Eliot’s publisher, bought Much Hadham Hall in 1936 and built up a collection of English furniture and oriental porcelain (see lots 13, 65 & 85). His collection was sold by Sotheby’s on 30 September-1 October 1980. Much Hadham Hall, Hertfordshire was built from 1726-9 for the Rev William Stanley, probably by John James of Greenwich. These tables were originally in the staircase hall at Much Hadham.

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