Sale 5042
London, South Kensington
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2 July 2014
Price realised
GBP 3,750
Estimate
A PAIR OF GEORGE II GILTWOOD WALL BRACKETS CIRCA 1750, AFTER A DESIGN BY ABRAHAM SWAN Each carved with C-scrolls and foliage supporting shell-form tops 12 ¼ in. (31 cm.) high
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The design of these rococo brackets is closely related to a drawing by Abraham Swan, published in his 1745 book The British Architect (E. White, Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th Century Furniture Design, Woodbridge, 1990, p. 399).
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