Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 22nd September 2021
Lot 267
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY OVAL DRINKS TRAY
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £1300
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Description
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY OVAL DRINKS TRAY
IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, C.1780-90
with a wavy edge laminated gallery and a chamfered border to the underside, with a paper trade label, inscribed 'Collezione d'arte antica parenti Firenze'
46 x 68.2cm
Provenance
From a Private Cornish Country Estate.
Catalogue Note
See Christopher Gilbert, 'The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale', p.276, pl.505, for a similar tray, probably supplied by Thomas Chippendale in 1763 to Dumfries House. Also, Christie's, 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe, 18th November 2010, lot 104, for a related example.