HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Evening
HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Evening
A George III carved mahogany stool by Thomas Chippendale, 1772
Auction Closed
December 7, 05:45 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 40,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A George III carved mahogany stool by Thomas Chippendale, 1772
the serpentine padded seat covered in later close-nailed green leather upholstery, on ring turned fluted tapering legs and foliate carved splayed disc feet
46cm. high, 61.5cm. wide, 47cm. deep; 1ft. 6in., 2ft.¼in., 1ft. 6½in.
Supplied to Sir Edward Knatchbull, 7th Bart. (1704-1789) in 1772 for Mersham-le-Hatch, Kent;
Christie's London, The Private Collection of Miss Julia Lowenthal, 10 March 2005, lot 110.
Christie's London, The Private Collection of Miss Julia Lowenthal, 10 March 2005, lot 110.
Sir Edward Knatchbull's account of furnishings with Thomas Chippendale, 28th October 1772, 'To 4 neat carv'd mahogany Stools cover'd with fine blue Morrocco Leather and brass Nail'd to Match the Chairs £7 8s 0 d.' (The Knatchbull-Brabourne MSS U951/A18/28);
H. Avray Tipping, ‘Mersham le Hatch’, Country Life, 8 August 1925, one from the suite photographed in the Hall, p. 219;
H. Avray Tipping, English Homes, Late Georgian, 1760-1820, London, 1926, p. 124;
P. Thornton, 'The Furnishing of Mersham-le-Hatch', Part II, Apollo, June, 1970, p. 442;
C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, Vol. I, London, 1978, p.222;
C. Hussey, English Country Houses, Mid Georgian 1760-1800, London, 1984, p.100.
H. Avray Tipping, ‘Mersham le Hatch’, Country Life, 8 August 1925, one from the suite photographed in the Hall, p. 219;
H. Avray Tipping, English Homes, Late Georgian, 1760-1820, London, 1926, p. 124;
P. Thornton, 'The Furnishing of Mersham-le-Hatch', Part II, Apollo, June, 1970, p. 442;
C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, Vol. I, London, 1978, p.222;
C. Hussey, English Country Houses, Mid Georgian 1760-1800, London, 1984, p.100.