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A pair of George I carved giltwood and gilt-gesso side tables, circa 1725
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A pair of George I carved giltwood and gilt-gesso side tables, circa 1725
the rectangular tops with foliate and strapwork decoration around a central foliate motif, further carved with shells and with re-entrant front corners and a foliate-carved moulded edge, with conformingly decorated moulded frieze, on acanthus-capped cabriole legs, with bell-flower pendants and foliate-decorated pad feet
77cm. high, 96.5cm wide, 60.5cm. deep; 2ft. 6 5/16in., 3ft. 2 in., 1ft. 11 13/16in.
Provenance
The Collection of Barbara ‘Bobo’ Rockefeller, 13 East 67th Street, New York, from whom acquired by the present owner through Gerald Bland, New York, 5th June 2001.Catalogue note
The incised- and gilt-gesso decoration of these tables is of the light, elegant style popular in the first quarter of the eighteenth century. The designs incorporating strapwork and scrolling foliage that were popularised in England by the Huguenot refugee Daniel Marot (1661-1752) and ultimately derive from French designs by André-Charles Boulle and Jean Bérain. This style of English side table became a sought-after form and is often associated with James Moore the Elder. James Moore (c.1670-1726) followed Gerrit Jensen in making furniture for the Royal Household from 1707-1726, and a pair of tables made by him are on display in Buckingham Palace (RCIN 596 and 597). Other George II gilt-gesso tables with a similar combination of form and decoration have sold at Sotheby's New York, 18 April 2002, lot 700 (two similar) Christie's New York, 15 April 2011, lot 550 (a pair) and Christie's New York, 2 June 2015, lot 147 (a single example).
the rectangular tops with foliate and strapwork decoration around a central foliate motif, further carved with shells and with re-entrant front corners and a foliate-carved moulded edge, with conformingly decorated moulded frieze, on acanthus-capped cabriole legs, with bell-flower pendants and foliate-decorated pad feet
77cm. high, 96.5cm wide, 60.5cm. deep; 2ft. 6 5/16in., 3ft. 2 in., 1ft. 11 13/16in.
Provenance
The Collection of Barbara ‘Bobo’ Rockefeller, 13 East 67th Street, New York, from whom acquired by the present owner through Gerald Bland, New York, 5th June 2001.Catalogue note
The incised- and gilt-gesso decoration of these tables is of the light, elegant style popular in the first quarter of the eighteenth century. The designs incorporating strapwork and scrolling foliage that were popularised in England by the Huguenot refugee Daniel Marot (1661-1752) and ultimately derive from French designs by André-Charles Boulle and Jean Bérain. This style of English side table became a sought-after form and is often associated with James Moore the Elder. James Moore (c.1670-1726) followed Gerrit Jensen in making furniture for the Royal Household from 1707-1726, and a pair of tables made by him are on display in Buckingham Palace (RCIN 596 and 597). Other George II gilt-gesso tables with a similar combination of form and decoration have sold at Sotheby's New York, 18 April 2002, lot 700 (two similar) Christie's New York, 15 April 2011, lot 550 (a pair) and Christie's New York, 2 June 2015, lot 147 (a single example).
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A pair of George I carved giltwood and gilt-gesso side tables, circa 1725
the rectangular tops with foliate and strapwork decoration around a central foliate motif, further carved with shells and with re-entrant front corners and a foliate-carved moulded edge, with conformingly decorated moulded frieze, on acanthus-capped cabriole legs, with bell-flower pendants and foliate-decorated pad feet
77cm. high, 96.5cm wide, 60.5cm. deep; 2ft. 6 5/16in., 3ft. 2 in., 1ft. 11 13/16in.
Provenance
The Collection of Barbara ‘Bobo’ Rockefeller, 13 East 67th Street, New York, from whom acquired by the present owner through Gerald Bland, New York, 5th June 2001.Catalogue note
The incised- and gilt-gesso decoration of these tables is of the light, elegant style popular in the first quarter of the eighteenth century. The designs incorporating strapwork and scrolling foliage that were popularised in England by the Huguenot refugee Daniel Marot (1661-1752) and ultimately derive from French designs by André-Charles Boulle and Jean Bérain. This style of English side table became a sought-after form and is often associated with James Moore the Elder. James Moore (c.1670-1726) followed Gerrit Jensen in making furniture for the Royal Household from 1707-1726, and a pair of tables made by him are on display in Buckingham Palace (RCIN 596 and 597). Other George II gilt-gesso tables with a similar combination of form and decoration have sold at Sotheby's New York, 18 April 2002, lot 700 (two similar) Christie's New York, 15 April 2011, lot 550 (a pair) and Christie's New York, 2 June 2015, lot 147 (a single example).
the rectangular tops with foliate and strapwork decoration around a central foliate motif, further carved with shells and with re-entrant front corners and a foliate-carved moulded edge, with conformingly decorated moulded frieze, on acanthus-capped cabriole legs, with bell-flower pendants and foliate-decorated pad feet
77cm. high, 96.5cm wide, 60.5cm. deep; 2ft. 6 5/16in., 3ft. 2 in., 1ft. 11 13/16in.
Provenance
The Collection of Barbara ‘Bobo’ Rockefeller, 13 East 67th Street, New York, from whom acquired by the present owner through Gerald Bland, New York, 5th June 2001.Catalogue note
The incised- and gilt-gesso decoration of these tables is of the light, elegant style popular in the first quarter of the eighteenth century. The designs incorporating strapwork and scrolling foliage that were popularised in England by the Huguenot refugee Daniel Marot (1661-1752) and ultimately derive from French designs by André-Charles Boulle and Jean Bérain. This style of English side table became a sought-after form and is often associated with James Moore the Elder. James Moore (c.1670-1726) followed Gerrit Jensen in making furniture for the Royal Household from 1707-1726, and a pair of tables made by him are on display in Buckingham Palace (RCIN 596 and 597). Other George II gilt-gesso tables with a similar combination of form and decoration have sold at Sotheby's New York, 18 April 2002, lot 700 (two similar) Christie's New York, 15 April 2011, lot 550 (a pair) and Christie's New York, 2 June 2015, lot 147 (a single example).
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