Live Auction 5201Style & Spirit
AN IRISH SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRY SEMI-ELIPTICAL COMMODE
Lot 350

AN IRISH SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRY SEMI-ELIPTICAL COMMODE

BY JAMES HICKS, DUBLIN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Closed27 November 2007

Price Realised

GBP 8,125

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

AN IRISH SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRY SEMI-ELIPTICAL COMMODE
BY JAMES HICKS, DUBLIN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Rosewood crossbanded throughout and inlaid with anthemion and ribbon- tied bell flower swags, the top with a half rosette and fan, with a central glazed door enclosing a shelf on short square tapering legs, labelled to the reverse 'JAMES HICKS ANTQUE WAREHOUSE 5 LR PEMBROKE ST. DUBLIN'
34in. (86cm.) high; 48½in. (123cm.) wide; 19in. (49cm.) deep

Specialist note

James Hicks set up his business in Lower Pembroke Street in 1894, having worked previously in Tottenham Court Road, London. He described himself as 'Cabinet Manufacturer, Collector and Restorer of Chippendale, Adam and Sheraton furniture'. Several items of furniture in similar style are recorded, a pair of satinwood and marquetry pier tables were sold Christies, London, 1 July, 2004, lot 76.