A PAIR OF GEORGE II GILTWOOD WALL BRACKETS
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A PAIR OF GEORGE II GILTWOOD WALL BRACKETS

CIRCA 1750, AFTER A DESIGN BY ABRAHAM SWAN

Closed2 July 2014

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GBP 3,750

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A PAIR OF GEORGE II GILTWOOD WALL BRACKETS
CIRCA 1750, AFTER A DESIGN BY ABRAHAM SWAN
Each carved with C-scrolls and foliage supporting shell-form tops
12 ¼ in. (31 cm.) high

Specialist note

The design of these rococo brackets is closely related to a drawing by Abraham Swan, published in his 1745 book The British Architect (E. White, Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th Century Furniture Design, Woodbridge, 1990, p. 399).