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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BLIND FRETTED TWO-DOOR LIBRARY OR ESTATE CABINET

Creator: Wright & Elwick
Offered by: Carlton Hobbs, LLC

Description
11704 – A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BLIND FRETTED TWO-DOOR LIBRARY OR ESTATE CABINET IN THE MANNER OF WRIGHT & ELWICK English, Possibly North Country. Circa 1765. Measurements: Width: 44.8 in (114cm) Depth: 22.4 in (57cm) Height: 34.2 in (87cm)

Research
Of mahogany. The rectangular top with ogee molded edge above a continuous shallow carved Greek key frieze with stipple-punched background. Within the frieze is concealed a long drawer with a sprung concealed wooden tongue that locks the drawer The two paneled doors each with a blind fret Chinoiserie panel. The whole raised on restored ogee feet. Presently lacking folio slides.

Marks:
Old chalk inscription to back:
HOWE / PENZANCE

Provenance:
A West Riding Collection

The taste for the chinoiserie style had reached a high fashion among the wealthy and cultivated in English society in the eighteenth century. Although oriental styles and forms had been known about in Europe from the Middle Ages it was only in the seventeenth century, with the expansion of trade with the Far East, that chinoiserie began to exert a real influence on the design of the applied arts.

Full research available on request.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Period:	18th Century
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, George II
Incollect Reference #:	700612

Dimensions

W.	44.8 in;	H.	34.2 in;	D.	22.4 in;
W.	113.79 cm;	H.	86.87 cm;	D.	56.9 cm;

Message from Seller:

Carlton Hobbs specializes in the acquisition, conservation, and research of 17th, 18th and 19th century British and Continental furniture and works of art, with a focus on pieces of exceptional merit, including specially commissioned items with royal or aristocratic provenance and pieces designed by architects.