Noble & Private Collections Including Property from Corby Castle, Cumbria, and Marco Voena’s London Pied-à-Terre

Noble & Private Collections Including Property from Corby Castle, Cumbria, and Marco Voena’s London Pied-à-Terre

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 16. A pair of George III style giltwood girandoles, possibly 19th century, in the manner of Thomas Chippendale.

The Principal Contents of Corby Castle, Cumbria

A pair of George III style giltwood girandoles, possibly 19th century, in the manner of Thomas Chippendale

No reserve

No ReservesUK: Greenford Park Warehouse

Live auction begins on:

November 19, 01:30 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 GBP

Bid

400 GBP

Lot Details

Description

the arched plates enclosed by architectural motifs, C-scrolls, rockwork and foliage in the typical rocaille manner and surmounted by an eagle, re-gilt


86cm high, approx. 45cm wide;

2ft. 10in., 1ft. 5 ¾ in.

The design of the present lot features various motifs associated with Thomas Chippendale. Each asymmetrical frame is carved with scrolls, rockwork and square architectural pilasters which feature in designs by the cabinetmaker in his 'Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director' of 1754, in particular see plate CXL. This influential publication was a source of patterns for designers and cabinet makers and these girandoles owe much to that publication.

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