Live Auction 4215Christie's Interiors - Style & Spirit
A PORTUGUESE BRAZILIAN MAHOGANY TESTER BED
Lot 322

A PORTUGUESE BRAZILIAN MAHOGANY TESTER BED

OF GEORGE III STYLE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Closed7 February 2012

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GBP 3,500

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A PORTUGUESE BRAZILIAN MAHOGANY TESTER BED
OF GEORGE III STYLE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
WITH MOULDED CORNICE, THE FRONT SUPPORTS WITH FACETED BLOCKS AND TAPERING URN-TURNED COLUMNS ON FIELDED PANEL SQUARE SUPPORTS ABOVE TAPERING TURNED LEGS, LATER CREAM COTTON SILK COVERED HEADBOARD, TOGETHER WITH PLEATED AND DRAPED CANOPY
98¼ IN. 249.5 CM. HIGH; 59¾ IN. (152 CM.) WIDE; 77¼ IN. (196 CM.) WIDE

Specialist note

THIS IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF FURNITURE MADE IN PORTUGAL DURING THE LATE 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURY, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY IN THE IMPORTANT TRADING CITY OF OPORTO WITH ITS STRONG BRITISH CONNECTIONS SINCE 1717 AND SUPPLY LINKS TO OVERSEAS COLONIES, SUCH AS BRAZIL. ENGLISH PATTERN BOOKS, SUCH AS THOSE BY THOMAS SHERATON AND HEPPLEWHITE, WERE USED BY SKILLED PORTUGUESE MAKERS TO FURNISH MERCHANTS HOMES AND INSTITUTIONS.