Live Auction 14963THE COLLECTOR: English and European Furniture, Works of Art & Ceramics & Silver
A WILLIAM AND MARY KINGWOOD, ROSEWOOD AND SEAWEED MARQUETRY KNEEHOLE DESK
Lot 577 PROPERTY OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

A WILLIAM AND MARY KINGWOOD, ROSEWOOD AND SEAWEED MARQUETRY KNEEHOLE DESK

CIRCA 1690, THE BACK PANEL AND BASE LATE 19TH CENTURY

Closed18 October 2017

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A WILLIAM AND MARY KINGWOOD, ROSEWOOD AND SEAWEED MARQUETRY KNEEHOLE DESK
CIRCA 1690, THE BACK PANEL AND BASE LATE 19TH CENTURY
The interior kneehole door with a paper label inscribed This Table was bought at a sale some years ago at the Homme House Mr. Weobley and was the property of the Peploe family of Garnstone Castle, plus was removed from the castle many years ago. It previously being the property of Colonel Birch one of the old English warriors and owned the estate before the Peploe Family. Purchased by G. Underhill 28 College Street Worcester Feby 1892 from Mr. Maddox Hereford, the left lower drawer with a similar inscription
35 in. (89 cm.) high, 37 ¾ in. (96 cm.) wide, 24 ¾ in. (62.5 cm.) deep

Colonel John Birch, M.P. (circa 1666-1735), Garnstone Manor, Weobley, Herefordshire.
By descent in the Peploe Family, Garnstone Castle, Herefordshire.
Mr. Maddox, Hereford., from whom purchased by;
G. Underhill, 28 College St., Worcester, 1892.
Sir George Donaldson, London (1845-1925).
Rogers Fund, 1912.

Specialist note

P. Macquoid, A History of English Furniture: The Age of Walnut, London, 1905, p. 136 (Property of Sir George Donaldson) (almost certainly the same but with different brasses).
G. L. Hunter, Decorative Furniture: A Picture Book for the Beautiful Forms of All Ages and All Periods, Philadelphia and London, 1923, p. 341, fig. 2.