A PAIR OF GEORGE III PEDESTALS PROBABLY BY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, English, circa 1780
Width: 1ft 5 ¾ in; 45.5 cm
Depth: 1ft 5 ¼ in; 44 cm
Further images
Each urn retains all the original brass mounts typical for the Chippendale workshop and has a removable lid revealing the original lead lined interior for water. One pedestal is zinc lined and had two racks for plate warming. The other pedestal is fitted with two drawers, the top one with lead lining and brass tap, the lower one with removable lead lined container, above a hinged door.
A pair of urns by Chippendale of almost identical design are in the collection of Paxton House in Scotland. Another pair without original provenance is in the collection at Cannon Hall in Yorkshire.
Thomas Chippendale had his own brass foundry at his St. Martin's Lane workshops where he produced some of the more individual mounts for his commissions. The typical loop handle, satyr mask and husk decoration would fit into this category as these items are very specific for their requirement.
Provenance
Private collection, East Devon, England.Literature
M. Harris & Sons, A Catalogue and Index of Old Furniture and Decorative works of Art, London 1930s, vol. III. P. 335;
Christopher Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, London 1978, Vol II, p. 194, pl. 353;
Eileen Harris, The Genius of Robert Adam - his Interiors, London 2001, p. 308, ill. 458.
dining room at Home House, London.
