Live Auction 5971An English Look - Robert Kime, Piers von Westenholz, David Bedale and James Graham-Stewart
Christie’s roundel
Lot 78

A WILLIAM AND MARY OYSTER-VENEERED COCUS WOOD AND WALNUT MIRROR

CIRCA 1690

Closed8 July 2009

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GBP 3,250

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A WILLIAM AND MARY OYSTER-VENEERED COCUS WOOD AND WALNUT MIRROR
CIRCA 1690
The bevelled plate in a cushioned frame, with a paper label to the reverse 'Norfolk House, St. James's Square, London, S.W.1, The Property of His Grace The Duke of Norfolk, K.G.', and another partial label, originally with a cresting, the plate apparently original
31 x 27½ in. (79 x 70 cm.)

The Dukes of Norfolk, Norfolk House, St James's Square, sold Christie's house sale, 8 February 1938, lot 320.

Specialist note

Norfolk House, at 31 St James's Square, London, was built in 1722 for the Duke of Norfolk. It was a royal residence, when Frederick, Prince of Wales, father of George III, lived there 1737-1741. George III was born in the house, which was offered to the royal couple by the 9th Duke of Norfolk. The house remained in the ownership of the Dukes of Norfolk until 1938 when it was pulled down.