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Lot Essay
Giles Grendey (1693-1780) flourished amongst the top rank of London's cabinet makers during the second quarter of the 18th century. He is widely recognised for the bold line of his seat furniture, often incorporating distinctive carved shells, and for his use of japanned decoration. His career spanned more than 50 years and he established a prolific workshop with a wide range of clients including in the 1740s Richard Hoare of Barn Elms and Henry Hoare of Stourhead.
By 1735 - 40 when japanned decoration had largely fallen from favour in Britain, Grendey was conducting a flourishing export trade to the Iberian peninsular where such work was much in demand, and from where he received various commissions, most notably the celebrated and extensive suite of some eighty scarlet japanned items for the Duke of Infantado's castle at Lazcano in northern Spain.
By 1735 - 40 when japanned decoration had largely fallen from favour in Britain, Grendey was conducting a flourishing export trade to the Iberian peninsular where such work was much in demand, and from where he received various commissions, most notably the celebrated and extensive suite of some eighty scarlet japanned items for the Duke of Infantado's castle at Lazcano in northern Spain.