Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 11th August 2020
Lot 398
λ A GEORGE IV ROSEWOOD SOFA IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS EARLY 19TH CENTURY the frame carved with urns
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £1200
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Description
λ A GEORGE IV ROSEWOOD SOFA IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the frame carved with urns, scrolls and paterae, later calico upholstered with a squab cushion and two boulsters, on ribbed front legs and brass castors
87.5cm high, 185cm wide, 68cm deep
LITERATURE
Frances Collard, Regency Furniture, p.298, for the original design of this 'Dress Sofa' by John Taylor published February 1821 in the Repository of Arts.