CIRCA 1812, PROBABLY DESIGNED BY GEORGE WYATT, ADAPTED

Details

A SET OF THREE GEORGE IV PARCEL-GILT AND WHITE PAINTED WINDOW CORNICES
CIRCA 1812, PROBABLY DESIGNED BY GEORGE WYATT, ADAPTED
Each with concave fronts centred by a pierced anthemion flanked by leaf-carved scrolls above a panel flanked by flower heads, the back panel replaced and the sides added
15 in. (38 cm.) high; 70 in. (178 cm.) wide; 14 ¼ in. (36 cm.) deep

Provenance

Probably supplied to Prideaux John Selby (1788-1867) for Twizell House, Northumberland circa 1812.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 9 July 1992, lot 16.

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Lot Essay

These pelmets were probably designed by George Wyatt, who carried out alterations at Twizell House, Northumberland for Prideaux John Selby, circa 1812. Selby is best known for his Illustrations of British Ornithology (1821–1834), the first set of life-sized illustrations of British birds. He also wrote Illustrations of Ornithology with William Jardine and A History of British Forest-trees (1842).

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