After Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779)

Design for a break-fronted rococo Bookcase, with broken pediment, latice glazing bars and rococo panelling on the base

Details

After Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779)
Design for a break-fronted rococo Bookcase, with broken pediment, latice glazing bars and rococo panelling on the base
indistinctly inscribed with monogram (on the reverse)
pencil, pen and ink, grey wash, watermark Arms of England
9.3/8 x 9.3/8 in. (23.8 x 23.8 cm.)

Provenance

The Dukes of Bolton, and by descent to
William, 5th Baron Bolton (1869-1944), by whom sold to
William, 1st Viscount Camrose (1879-1954), and by descent.

Lot Essay

The bookcase's flowered and lozenge-fretted glazing is featured in a 'Library Bookcase' pattern of 1753 engraved in Thomas Chippendale's Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Directory, 1754 (pl. LXIII); while the dentilled and acanthus-wrapped pediment relates to his 'Desk and Bookcase' pattern (pl.CVIII). The drawing may have been an inspiration to Vardy in his work on the furnishing of Hackwood.

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