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A PAIR OF SOUTH ITALIAN GILT-LEAD AND REVERSE-PAINTED GLASS-MOUNTED GILTWOOD CHAIRS
SICILY, CIRCA 1780
Each with a rectangular padded backrest within reverse etched borders simulating stone and minerals, the seat rails similarly decorated, on square tapered legs, covered in silk and metallic thread fabric of large flower blossoms, formerly with monogram to crest-rails, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label
38 in. (97 cm.) high
Provenance
‌Possibly supplied for Don Francesco Ferdinando Gravina, Prince of Palagonia (1722-1789).
Subsequently purchased by the Earl of Derby, Derby House, London, circa 1910 from Lenygon.
The Earl of Derby, K. G., Derby House, London; Christie's, London, 26 July 1940, lot 84 (a suite of twenty chairs and four settees).
Mrs. Violet van der Elst, Grantham Castle, Lincs.; Christie's, London, 8 April 1948, lot 114 (a suite of eleven chairs and three settees).
Property of a New York Private Collector; Sotheby's, New York, 28 April 1990, lot 176 or 177.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Literature
A. González-Palacios, 'The Prince of Palagonia, Goethe and Glass Furniture,' Burlington Magazine, August 1971.
A. González-Palacios, Il Tempio del Gusto, Milan, 1984, p. 384.
Special notice
Please note lots marked with a square will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) on the last day of the sale. Lots are not available for collection at Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services until after the third business day following the sale. All lots will be stored free of charge for 30 days from the auction date at Christie’s Rockefeller Center or Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn). Operation hours for collection from either location are from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm, Monday-Friday. After 30 days from the auction date property may be moved at Christie’s discretion. Please contact Post-Sale Services to confirm the location of your property prior to collection. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn). Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information.
Details
A PAIR OF SOUTH ITALIAN GILT-LEAD AND REVERSE-PAINTED GLASS-MOUNTED GILTWOOD CHAIRS
SICILY, CIRCA 1780
Each with a rectangular padded backrest within reverse etched borders simulating stone and minerals, the seat rails similarly decorated, on square tapered legs, covered in silk and metallic thread fabric of large flower blossoms, formerly with monogram to crest-rails, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label
38 in. (97 cm.) high
Provenance
‌Possibly supplied for Don Francesco Ferdinando Gravina, Prince of Palagonia (1722-1789).
Subsequently purchased by the Earl of Derby, Derby House, London, circa 1910 from Lenygon.
The Earl of Derby, K. G., Derby House, London; Christie's, London, 26 July 1940, lot 84 (a suite of twenty chairs and four settees).
Mrs. Violet van der Elst, Grantham Castle, Lincs.; Christie's, London, 8 April 1948, lot 114 (a suite of eleven chairs and three settees).
Property of a New York Private Collector; Sotheby's, New York, 28 April 1990, lot 176 or 177.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Literature
A. González-Palacios, 'The Prince of Palagonia, Goethe and Glass Furniture,' Burlington Magazine, August 1971.
A. González-Palacios, Il Tempio del Gusto, Milan, 1984, p. 384.
Special notice
Please note lots marked with a square will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) on the last day of the sale. Lots are not available for collection at Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services until after the third business day following the sale. All lots will be stored free of charge for 30 days from the auction date at Christie’s Rockefeller Center or Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn). Operation hours for collection from either location are from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm, Monday-Friday. After 30 days from the auction date property may be moved at Christie’s discretion. Please contact Post-Sale Services to confirm the location of your property prior to collection. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn). Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information.
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