A George II giltwood conversation stool, circa 1740, designed by William Kent and possibly executed by James Richards
Auction Closed
November 5, 05:54 PM GMT
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
raised on five scrolled legs carved with foliage, joined by garlands centred by a mask of Apollo, with a red velvet covered seat and cushion; regilt
Haut. 43 cm, larg.127 cm, prof. 58,5 cm ; Height 17 in, width 50 in, depth 23 in
Richard Child, 1st Earl Tylney (1680–1750), at Wanstead House, London;
At Wanstead by descent;
George Robins, London, Magnificent and Costly Furniture of the Princely Mansion, Wanstead House, 10th June 1822, lot 7;
‘Gazelee’ (likely the furniture dealer George Gasley, or possibly Sir Stephen Gaselee);
With the family of a gentleman by 1942:
Christie’s London, 22nd May 2014, lot 1191.
(a stool in the same suite) Victoria & Albert Museum, William Kent, Designing Georgian Britain’, 22nd March–13th July 2014.
Mr. Robins, A Catalogue of the Magnificent and Costly Furniture of the Princely Mansion, Wanstead House, 10th June-19th July 1822, Day 16 (1st July 1822), p.200, lot 7.
S. Weber, ‘The Well of Inspiration: Sources for Kent’s Furniture Designs’ in William Kent, Designing Georgian Britain, New Haven and London, 2014, p.457, fig.17.16. (stool in the same suite)
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