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Auction archive: Lot number 348

A pair of George I giltwood and gesso torcheres, circa 1720, in the manner of James …

Auction 02.06.2016
2 Jun 2016
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,843 - US$4,265
Price realised:
£3,000
ca. US$4,265
Auction archive: Lot number 348

A pair of George I giltwood and gesso torcheres, circa 1720, in the manner of James …

Auction 02.06.2016
2 Jun 2016
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,843 - US$4,265
Price realised:
£3,000
ca. US$4,265
Beschreibung:

A pair of George I giltwood and gesso torcheres, circa 1720, in the manner of James Moore decorated throughout with foliate motifs and lattice reserves, each circular top with moulded edge above a hexagonal tapering stem centred by a gadrooned terminal, on triple S shaped downswept legs with scroll terminals, each 118cm high, each top 36cm diameter Provenance: formerly a Private Collection, Scotland This model of torchere was popular during the first half of the 18th century and were often made ensuite with a pier mirror and table. James Moore has been recognised as the foremost maker with this gilt gesso technique having supplied pieces to Hampton Court, Blenheim Palace and Boughton castle. For a related pair of torcheres sold see Sothebys, London, A Conoisseurs Collection, 4th December 2013, lot 408 and Christies, New York, 11th June 2010, lot 228 For comparative literature illustrating related torcheres see: Lanto Synge, Mallet's Great English Furniture, 1991. p.43, fig.33 P. Macquoid and R.Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, London, 1954, vol III p.148, Fig.9 Tessa Murdoch, The King's cabinet-maker: the giltwood furniture of James Moore the Elder. The Burlington Magazine, June 2003, 408-420 Adam Bowett, Early Georgian Furniture, 1715-1740, 2009, pl. 5:14, p.208 Condition report disclaimer

Auction archive: Lot number 348
Auction:
Datum:
2 Jun 2016
Auction house:
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’s
London, SW1Y 5LU
United Kingdom
info@dreweatts.com
+44 (0)20 78398880
Beschreibung:

A pair of George I giltwood and gesso torcheres, circa 1720, in the manner of James Moore decorated throughout with foliate motifs and lattice reserves, each circular top with moulded edge above a hexagonal tapering stem centred by a gadrooned terminal, on triple S shaped downswept legs with scroll terminals, each 118cm high, each top 36cm diameter Provenance: formerly a Private Collection, Scotland This model of torchere was popular during the first half of the 18th century and were often made ensuite with a pier mirror and table. James Moore has been recognised as the foremost maker with this gilt gesso technique having supplied pieces to Hampton Court, Blenheim Palace and Boughton castle. For a related pair of torcheres sold see Sothebys, London, A Conoisseurs Collection, 4th December 2013, lot 408 and Christies, New York, 11th June 2010, lot 228 For comparative literature illustrating related torcheres see: Lanto Synge, Mallet's Great English Furniture, 1991. p.43, fig.33 P. Macquoid and R.Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, London, 1954, vol III p.148, Fig.9 Tessa Murdoch, The King's cabinet-maker: the giltwood furniture of James Moore the Elder. The Burlington Magazine, June 2003, 408-420 Adam Bowett, Early Georgian Furniture, 1715-1740, 2009, pl. 5:14, p.208 Condition report disclaimer

Auction archive: Lot number 348
Auction:
Datum:
2 Jun 2016
Auction house:
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’s
London, SW1Y 5LU
United Kingdom
info@dreweatts.com
+44 (0)20 78398880
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