Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 22nd September 2021
Lot 198
A FINE GEORGE III SATINWOOD AND PURPLEHEART SEMI-ELLIPTICAL COMMODE
Estimate £20,000 - £30,000 | Hammer £22000
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Description
A FINE GEORGE III SATINWOOD AND PURPLEHEART SEMI-ELLIPTICAL COMMODE
IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS, C.1790 AND LATER
with painted decoration of swags, ribbon tied leaves, wreaths, a feather fan patera, the crossbanded top with a leaf and bead border, above a frieze drawer, the brass lock stamped 'Mist', above a pair of doors with oval satinwood panels, enclosing a shelf, flanked by conforming panels, on square tapering legs and spade feet, the back with a trade label, inscribed 'Antique furniture from Apter Fredericks Ltd 265-267 Fulham Rd. London S.W.3'
91cm high, 126.5cm wide, 52.3cm deep
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner from Apter-Fredericks Ltd., 265-267 Fulham Road, London, 5th September 1986. Exhibited at the Grosvenor House Antiques Fair, June 1986.
A Private Collection, London.