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Lot 62 THE OMBERSLEY COURT CABINET MAKER
Lots 62-68 & 198-200
There has been identified a core of simple but good early 19th century furniture which shares numerous characteristics and idiosyncrasies, clearly emanating from a single workshop. Largely made of mahogany, this well made, functional, furniture is what might be considered as the 'supporting cast' which is needed by any large house and clearly dates to the second of the two main schemes in the history of Ombersley Court, that undertaken for Mary, dowager Marchioness of Downshire (1764-1836) following her inheritance of Ombersley in 1806. Whilst much is owed to the designs of the better known makers of the time, such as Gillows of London and Lancaster, the workshop practices are not consistent with that source and it is more likely that the enigmatic maker was based closer by, perhaps in Worcester, although their identity remains unknown.
Lots 62-68 & 198-200
There has been identified a core of simple but good early 19th century furniture which shares numerous characteristics and idiosyncrasies, clearly emanating from a single workshop. Largely made of mahogany, this well made, functional, furniture is what might be considered as the 'supporting cast' which is needed by any large house and clearly dates to the second of the two main schemes in the history of Ombersley Court, that undertaken for Mary, dowager Marchioness of Downshire (1764-1836) following her inheritance of Ombersley in 1806. Whilst much is owed to the designs of the better known makers of the time, such as Gillows of London and Lancaster, the workshop practices are not consistent with that source and it is more likely that the enigmatic maker was based closer by, perhaps in Worcester, although their identity remains unknown.
A LATE GEORGE III CALAMANDER CROSSBANDED MAHOGANY SMALL DINING TABLE
EARLY 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BY THE OMBERSLEY COURT CABINET MAKER
Closed29 November 2023
Price Realised
GBP 3,024