Lot 49
  • 49

A pair of George II style mahogany commodes attributed to Lenygon & Company circa 1910

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • mahogany
  • height 33 1/4 in.; width 45 in.; depth 22 in.
  • 84.5 cm; 114.3 cm; 55.9 cm

Condition

Overall good restored condition, tops with a glossy surface, top right corner to one drawer with chips to cockbeading, some chips and scuffs and wear to feet, minor wear to extremities.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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Catalogue Note

The firm of Lenygon & Company, whose premises were at 31 Old Burlington Street, London, was founded in the early 1900's. They had an important clientele of aristocratic and wealthy patrons including the Duke of Devonshire, the Earl of Pembroke, and W.H. Lever, later Lord Leverhulme, for whom they worked as decorators and suppliers of antique and reproduction furniture. In 1909 Francis Lenygon, the owner of the firm, published The Decoration of Furniture of English Mansions during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Although he was credited with authorship of this volume it is believed to be the work of Margaret Jourdain who became one of the most important and influential writers and historians of English furniture of the first half of the 20th century. Although many of the illustrations are of genuine pieces, it is clear that others are undoubtedly reproductions by Lenygon, this distinction not being made clear in the text.