Lot 32
32
AN EARLY GEORGE III PITCH PINE AND PINE CHIMNEYPIECE
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AN EARLY GEORGE III PITCH PINE AND PINE CHIMNEYPIECE

CIRCA 1760-70, POSSIBLY DESIGNED BY ROBERT ADAM OR JOHN CARR

Details
AN EARLY GEORGE III PITCH PINE AND PINE CHIMNEYPIECE
CIRCA 1760-70, POSSIBLY DESIGNED BY ROBERT ADAM OR JOHN CARR
The central laurel-wreath tablet hung with bellflower swags, the scrolling acanthus corbels issuing graduated foliate pendants
62¼ in. (158 cm.) high; 92¼ in. (234.5 cm.) wide; 9 in. (23 cm.) deep
The opening: 49½ in. (125.5 cm.) high; 57 in. (145 cm.) wide
Provenance
By repute: the collections of the Earls of Harewood, Harewood House, Yorkshire until gifted by Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, to a Dr. Cook circa 1950-60 who is said to have been her physician and to have lived on the estate in the village of Harewood.
Aynhoe Park - A Modern Grand Tour; sold Christie's, South Kensington, 9 October 2012, lot 126.
Special notice
Following the auction, this lot will be stored at Crozier Park Royal and will be available for collection from 12.00pm on the second business day after the sale. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crozier Park Royal. All collections from Crozier Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 I Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com.

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Lot Essay

Harewood House is celebrated as one of Britain's greatest stately homes. Designed by John Carr and Robert Adam, it was constructed between 1759 and 1771 for Edwin Lascelles (1713-1795), 1st Baron Harewood, since which time it has remained the seat of the Lascelles family, who were created Earls of Harewood in 1812.
Whilst there is nothing more than tradition to connect the present lot to Harewood, its finesse of design, quality and scale would suggest that it had come from a house of similar standing. Its dating and similarity to some of the known work of Carr along with its overt neoclassicism with rococo overtones, in keeping with the furnishings commissioned for Harewood from Thomas Chippendale, along with its similarity in composition to chimney pieces remaining at Harewood can only strengthen the case.

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