Live Auction 18848Apter-Fredericks: 75 Years of Important English Furniture
A GEORGE III SATINWOOD, AMARANTH, FIDDLEBACK SYCAMORE, MAHOGANY, TULIPWOOD AND PAINTED CLOTHES PRESS
Lot 108

A GEORGE III SATINWOOD, AMARANTH, FIDDLEBACK SYCAMORE, MAHOGANY, TULIPWOOD AND PAINTED CLOTHES PRESS

CIRCA 1770

Closed19 January 2021

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GBP 7,500

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A GEORGE III SATINWOOD, AMARANTH, FIDDLEBACK SYCAMORE, MAHOGANY, TULIPWOOD AND PAINTED CLOTHES PRESS
CIRCA 1770
The arched sunflower and patera-painted cornice above a ribbon and pearl frieze, the cut-cornered panelled doors with flowerheads to the corners enclosing five part cedar-lined trays with satinbirch fronts, above two short and two long ebony cockbeaded drawers on a plinth base, with ivorine labels 'LADY LUDLOW COLLECTION' and '747', red wash to the backboards
92 in. (234 cm.) high; 55 ½ in. (141 cm.) wide; 24 ¼ in. (62 cm.) deep

Probably Sir Julius Wernher (1850-1912), Bath House, Piccadilly, or Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire; his widow, Alice, Lady Wernher and later Lady Ludlow from 1912.

Specialist note


Lady Ludlow was the widow of Sir Julius Wernher (d. 1912) of Bath House, Piccadilly, and Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire. She inherited a significant portion of his collections and this clothes press could have come from either house. A number of pieces of furniture with this label remained at Luton Hoo and were included in a sale at Sotheby's, London, 24-25 May 1995.