Lot 54
- 54
A pair of Queen Anne style painted and parcel-gilt side tables, early 20th century, probably by Lenygon & Company
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- gilt, painted timber (possibly pine)
- each 74cm. high, 93cm. wide, 55.5cm. deep; 2ft. 5in., 3ft. 1/2 in., 1ft. 10in.
each with later verde antico marble tops
Provenance
The collection of the Hon. Sir John Ward, K. C. V. O;
Christie's London, Fine English Furniture, 19 September 2002, lot 100
Christie's London, Fine English Furniture, 19 September 2002, lot 100
Condition
In overall good restored condition and ready to place. Marble tops later and one with evidence of former wooden top. Marble tops with typical minor chips and scratches consistent with age and use. Decoration and gilding refreshed in areas. Generally, decorated surface with minor old marks, scratches and chips, most notably to feet, consistent with age and use.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The firm of Lenygon & Company, whose premises were at 31 Old Burlington Street, London, was founded in the early 1900's. They had an important clientele of aristocratic and wealthy patrons including the Duke of Devonshire, the Earl of Pembroke, and W.H. Lever, later Lord Leverhulme, for whom they worked as decorators and suppliers of antique and reproduction furniture. In 1909 Francis Lenygon, the owner of the firm, published The Decoration of Furniture of English Mansions during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Although he was credited with authorship of this volume it is believed to be the work of Margaret Jourdain who became one of the most important and influential writers and historians of English furniture of the first half of the 20th century. Although many of the illustrations are of genuine pieces, it is clear that others are undoubtedly reproductions by Lenygon, this distinction not being made clear in the text. The present tables appear to be after a gilt-gesso table in the collection of Colonel N. R. Colville and illustrated in Percy Macquoid's Dictionary of English Furniture, Vol. II, London, 1924, fig. 19.