A GEORGE III MARQUETRY AND POLYCHROME-PAINTED, AMARANTH AND TULIPWOOD BANDED SATINWOOD BOMBE COMMODE
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A GEORGE III MARQUETRY AND POLYCHROME-PAINTED, AMARANTH AND TULIPWOOD BANDED SATINWOOD BOMBE COMMODE

CIRCA 1765-70, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN COBB

Closed23 May 2014

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A GEORGE III MARQUETRY AND POLYCHROME-PAINTED, AMARANTH AND TULIPWOOD BANDED SATINWOOD BOMBE COMMODE
CIRCA 1765-70, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN COBB
The top inlaid with a series of oval panels, the similarly-inlaid doors enclosing two sliding mahogany trays on outswept square-legs, the silvered carrying-handles lacking loops, the painted decoration refreshed but possibly echoing the original scheme, originally with further trays
35 in. (89 cm.) high; 56 in. (142 cm.) wide; 26 in. (66 cm.) deep

Possibly Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness (1718-1788), Holdernesse House, Park Lane, London.
Possibly acquired in situ at Holdernesse House (later Londonderry House) by Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (1778-1854) in 1822, and by descent.