Live Auction 14224The Collector: English Furniture, Clocks & Works of Art
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY, SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRY CLOTHES PRESS
Lot 110

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY, SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRY CLOTHES PRESS

ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN LINNELL, CIRCA 1770

Closed15 November 2017

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GBP 5,250

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY, SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRY CLOTHES PRESS
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN LINNELL, CIRCA 1770
The moulded cornice above a foliate and Vitruvian scroll frieze above a pair of panelled doors with kingwood crossbanding and harewood spandrels, enclosing five part-cedar trays lined with original marble paper, above two short and two long cedar-lined drawers on square tapering legs with block feet, with depository label inscribed 'Dr. Hadfield Jones' from 'V. Robinson & Son Ltd., Aylesbury', with red wash to the back and underside, the metalwork original
80 ¾ in. (205 cm.) high; 48 ½ in. (123 cm.) wide; 22 ¼ in. (57 cm.) deep

Dr. Hadfield Jones (according to paper label).

Specialist note

This elegant clothes press with its Vitruvian scroll frieze, shows significant similarities to a pair of 'Roman' fashioned mahogany and satinwood clothes-presses commissioned for Castle Howard by the 5th Earl of Carlisle, possibly by John Linnell (sold Christie's, London, 15 June 2000, lot 115 (£21,150 including premium), The prototype for these richly-figured and inlaid clothes-presses at Castle Howard is illustrated in H. Hayward and P. Kirkham, William and John Linnell, London, 1980, vol. II, fig. 140).