A George III Lacquered Brass-Mounted Satinwood, Padouk and Fustic Commode possibly by Ince & Mayhew, Circa 1780
No reserve
Auction Closed
October 15, 06:30 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
of rectangular form with canted front corners; the central section with three cedar-lined graduated drawers flanked by two cupboards enclosing two shelves; on fluted square tapering feet
height 30 1/4 in.; width 47 1/2 in.; depth 21 3/4 in.
77 cm; 125 cm; 55 cm
Mallett, London;
Christie's New York, 13-14 October 2016, lot 99.
The distinctive brass gadrooned moulding of the upper edge and the ribbon-tied moulding along the bottom edge are identical to those of a commode attributed to Ince & Mayhew probably made for Archibald Douglas, later 1st Baron Douglas at 104 Pall Mall, London in c.1773 and now in the Lady Lever Art Gallery (Lucy Wood, Catalogue of Commodes, London 1994, p. 195, no. 22), and the reeded tapering square feet and panelled doors flanking a central arrangement of drawers are similar to those on a secretaire commode supplied by the cabinetmakers to Lord Grafton in c.1778 (Hugh Roberts and Charles Cator, Industry and Ingenuity. The Partnership of William Ince and John Mayhew, London 2022, p.323 fig. 204).
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