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A PAIR OF GEORGE II GILTWOOD TORCHÈRES
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- giltwood
- height 43 1/4 in.; diameter of tops 15 1/2 in.
- 109.9 cm; 39.4 cm
The tops and bottoms associated.
Condition
Overall good restored condition; re-gilded; tops appear to be associated to the stems; small chips and losses to gilding and gesso throughout mainly to extremities; gilding appears to be stable; parts of the wood are pine and other parts are beechwood; tops with slight warpage.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present torchères relate to a number of English rococo torchères sharing affinities to designs by Matthias Lock and Thomas Chippendale including a pair which were at Ditchley Park, Oxfordshire, photographed in situ by Country Life and illustrated in C. Hussey, English Country Houses: Early Georgian 1715-1760, 1955, p. 70, pl. 94; another similar pair from Warwick Castle sold at Christie's, London, March 21, 1968, lot 99; another pair was supplied to Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale, for Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire and possibly executed by the firm of Whittle and Norman, and illustrated in Anthony Coleridge, Chippendale Furniture, London: 1968, plate 289. A further similar pair sold at Christie's, New York, October 11, 2007, lo 60.