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拍品 322
A PORTUGUESE BRAZILIAN MAHOGANY TESTER BED
OF GEORGE III STYLE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
已結束2012年2月7日
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GBP 3,500
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THIS IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF FURNITURE MADE IN PORTUGAL DURING THE LATE 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURY, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY IN THE IMPORTANT TRADING CITY OF OPORTO WITH ITS STRONG BRITISH CONNECTIONS SINCE 1717 AND SUPPLY LINKS TO OVERSEAS COLONIES, SUCH AS BRAZIL. ENGLISH PATTERN BOOKS, SUCH AS THOSE BY THOMAS SHERATON AND HEPPLEWHITE, WERE USED BY SKILLED PORTUGUESE MAKERS TO FURNISH MERCHANTS HOMES AND INSTITUTIONS.