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A GEORGE III SATINWOOD, AMARANTH, FIDDLEBACK SYCAMORE, MAHOGANY, TULIPWOOD AND PAINTED CLOTHES PRESS

CIRCA 1770

Details

A GEORGE III SATINWOOD, AMARANTH, FIDDLEBACK SYCAMORE, MAHOGANY, TULIPWOOD AND PAINTED CLOTHES PRESS
CIRCA 1770
The arched sunflower and patera-painted cornice above a ribbon and pearl frieze, the cut-cornered panelled doors with flowerheads to the corners enclosing five part cedar-lined trays with satinbirch fronts, above two short and two long ebony cockbeaded drawers on a plinth base, with ivorine labels 'LADY LUDLOW COLLECTION' and '747', red wash to the backboards
92 in. (234 cm.) high; 55 ½ in. (141 cm.) wide; 24 ¼ in. (62 cm.) deep

Provenance

Probably Sir Julius Wernher (1850-1912), Bath House, Piccadilly, or Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire; his widow, Alice, Lady Wernher and later Lady Ludlow from 1912.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Lady Ludlow was the widow of Sir Julius Wernher (d. 1912) of Bath House, Piccadilly, and Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire. She inherited a significant portion of his collections and this clothes press could have come from either house. A number of pieces of furniture with this label remained at Luton Hoo and were included in a sale at Sotheby's, London, 24-25 May 1995.

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