The Principal Contents of Corby Castle, Cumbria
A pair of George III mahogany dining room urns and pedestals, circa 1780, attributed to Gillows
Live auction begins on:
November 19, 01:30 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Bid
3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
the hollow lead-lined urns with ovoid finials and a narrow band of boxwood and ebony to the body, the bases with a fluted frieze, figured mahogany cock-beaded drawer fronts and boxwood banding to the sides, one example with a single drawer formerly lined and with a drainage hole above a door, the other with dummy drawer fronts on a single door opening onto a lead-lined interior with a later adjustable shelf, on plinth bases
approx 190cm high, 49.5cm wide, 47.5cm deep;
6ft. 2 ¾ in., 1ft. 7 ½ in., 1ft. 6 ¾ in.
By repute at Corby Castle, Cumbria prior to the 1990s.
John Martin Robinson, 'Corby Castle Cumbria' in Country Life, 30th November 2000, p.50, fig.5 (illustrated in the dining room). See Country Life image archive, FCH000602808 (available at: https://www.futurecontenthub.com/asset/612345/)
