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ButchoffA Fine & Rare Pair of Consoles of the George IV Period( c. 1825) English Dimensions102.00cm wide 92.00cm high 54.00cm deep (40.16 inches wide 36.22 inches high 21.26 inches deep) DescriptionConstructed 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. LiteratureThese 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. |