Sale 5327
London
|
23 May 2012
Price realised
GBP 12,500
Estimate
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CLOTHES PRESS ATTRIBUTED TO CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1760 The moulded cornice above a pair of pannelled doors enclosing five trays, the base with two short and one long graduated drawers on incised, shaped bracket feet, inscribed in chalk to the back 'MORRIS JONES' and 'RID' twice, with red wash, laminated blocks and blue paper lined oak slides 71 in. (180 cm.) high; 50 in. (126 cm.) wide; 24¾ in. (63 cm.) deep
Provenance
Morris Jones.
Contact Client Service
info@christies.com
New York +1 212 636 2000
London +44 (0)20 7839 9060
infoasia@christies.com
Asia +852 2760 1766
Elizabeth Wight
ewight@christies.com
+44 (0)20 7389 2357
Julian Wilson
jwilson@christies.com
+44 (0)20 7389 2157
Lucinda Willen
lwillen@christies.com
+44 (0)20 7389 2371
Shari Kashani
skashani@christies.com
+44 (0)20 7389 2350
Toby Woolley
twoolley@christies.com
+44 (0)20 7389 2227
Peter Horwood
phorwood@christies.com
+44 (0)220 7389 2359
Sharon Goodman
sgoodman@christies.com
+44 (0)20 7389 2546
Carolyn Moore
cmoore@christies.com
+44 (0)20 7389 2224
Ahead of our Paris sale on 10 September, Meredith Etherington-Smith salutes three generations of collectors from one family
From applique and back splats to veneering and wingbacks, an essential glossary of furniture terms
Artists, patrons and critics have argued for centuries over the right way to frame a painting. Ultimately, it’s a matter of personal taste, says Andrew Graham-Dixon
Christie’s specialists discuss Haring, Banksy and Stik, and how to bring the street into the home
Offered on 6 December in London, Anthony van Dyck’s Portrait of Princess Mary, Daughter of King Charles I of England