Lot 56
56
A GEORGE III SATINWOOD, MAHOGANY AND POLYCHROME-DECORATED SERPENTINE COMMODE
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A GEORGE III SATINWOOD, MAHOGANY AND POLYCHROME-DECORATED SERPENTINE COMMODE

Details
A GEORGE III SATINWOOD, MAHOGANY AND POLYCHROME-DECORATED SERPENTINE COMMODE
Crossbanded overall, the shaped top decorated with a half-patera to the rear edge surrounded by ribbon-tied trophy medallions linked by swags of flowers, the edge of the top banded with sprays of laurel linked with acanthus husks, above a frieze drawer and a pair of oval-panelled doors enclosing a shelf, flanked by shaped-panelled doors enclosing two shelves, with half-column floral-painted amaranth uprights on turned tapering feet, redecorated
38 in. (96.5 cm.) high; 61¾ in. (157 cm.) wide; 23¾ in. (60.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
The late Miss P. D. A. Beresford, Hoby House, Hoby, Leicestershire.
Bought from Partridge, London, 27 June 1986 for £75,000.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

A commode of related form, but with inlaid satinwood panels between fluted column uprights, formerly in the Moller Collection at Thorncombe Park, Surrey, was sold anonymously, Sotheby's London, 18 November 1994, lot 137.

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