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China Tables, Vol. II, Thomas Chippendale (1718–1779), 1754, Black ink, grey wash, 20.7 x 33.4 cm, Met Collection no. 20.40.2(92)
China Tables, Vol. II, Thomas Chippendale (1718–1779), 1754, Black ink, grey wash, 20.7 x 33.4 cm, Met Collection no. 20.40.2(92)
George III Mahogany Urn Stand
ENGLAND, CIRCA 1765
59.2 x 31.5 x 31.5 cm
23 ¼ x 12 ½ x 12 ½ in
23 ¼ x 12 ½ x 12 ½ in
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Provenance
English Private CollectionHenry W. Rubin and thence by descent
Exhibitions
Victoria & Albert Museum, Third International Art Treasures Exhibition, Presented by C.I.N.O.A, London, 2nd Marco to 29th April 1962. (bears label to the underside)Literature
Victoria & Albert Museum, Third International Art Treasures Exhibition, Presented by C.I.N.O.A, London, 1962, p.14, cat.101.West London Press, 9 March 1962 picks out the urn table as a highlight of the exhibition.
With a serpentine top enclosed by a pierced gallery within a gadrooned border supported on carved fluted and tapering square legs tied with an arcaded X-shaped stretcher with C-scroll carving...
With a serpentine top enclosed by a pierced gallery within a gadrooned border supported on carved fluted and tapering square legs tied with an arcaded X-shaped stretcher with C-scroll carving and topped by a central ovoid finial, raised on block feet.
The form of this stand has several features in common with Thomas Chippendale's 'China Table' patterns published in his Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director of 1754, pl. XXXIV in the 1754 and 1755 editions (renumbered as plate LI in the 1762 edition).
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closely related table was offered at Christie’s, London, 9 July, 1992, lot 83
The form of this stand has several features in common with Thomas Chippendale's 'China Table' patterns published in his Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director of 1754, pl. XXXIV in the 1754 and 1755 editions (renumbered as plate LI in the 1762 edition).
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closely related table was offered at Christie’s, London, 9 July, 1992, lot 83