Live Auction 7663Fasque The Scottish Seat of the Gladstones
A GEORGE IV OAK MAHOGANY FOLIO STAND
Lot 158

A GEORGE IV OAK MAHOGANY FOLIO STAND

CIRCA 1820, IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS

Closed7 May 2008

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GBP 6,000

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A GEORGE IV OAK MAHOGANY FOLIO STAND
CIRCA 1820, IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS
Of large size
47¾ in. (121.3 cm.) high; 37½ in. (95.4 cm.) wide; 32½ in. (82.5 cm.) deep

Probably acquired by Sir John Gladstone for Seaforth House, Liverpool.

Specialist note

This print/portfolio-stand, with Grecian plinth-supported pilasters, was the type of furniture described by J. C. Loudon as useful in both drawing rooms and libraries (The Encyclopaedia of Cottage, Farm and Villa Architecture and Furniture, 1833, no. 1969).

A similar folio stand was sold at Christie's South Kensington, 16 April 1997, lot 189 (£5,175)