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Butchoff

A Fine & Rare Pair of Consoles of the George IV Period

( c. 1825) English





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Dimensions

102.00cm wide   92.00cm high   54.00cm deep (40.16 inches wide  36.22 inches high  21.26 inches deep)


Description

Constructed in Rosewood and Giltwood, the radiused angled plinth base having front tapering reeded and carved Giltwood columns, with a mirror back panel, supporting an apron with a conformingly shaped Carrara marble top.


Literature

These pieces have marked affinities with the work of Morel & Hughes, and elements of the design may be noted in Thomas King’s ‘The Modern Style of Cabinet Work Exemplified’ of `1829, and Rudolph Ackermann’s ‘Repository of the Arts’ published monthly between 1808 until 1829.