The press in situ in the dining room at Sandridgebury House, Hertfordshire, 1913
The press illustrated in English Furniture 1680-1760: The Percival D. Griffiths Collection
THE PERCIVAL GRIFFITHS LINEN PRESS , English, circa 1750
Width: 4 ft 5 in; 134.5 cm
Depth: 1 ft 11 in; 58.5 cm
Further images
A George II mahogany linen press.
Note: The depth of the linen press was reduced and glass panels were fitted in the upper doors sometime prior to 1913 and probably prior to acquisition by Percival Griffiths.
The linen press features in an early photograph taken by Country Life in 1913, showing it in the dining room and used to display china. The upper door panels are already glazed, and the depth is already reduced. The companion cabinet, full depth and with timber panels throughout, was acquired by Griffiths in 1924.
Provenance
Percival D. Griffiths, Sandridgebury, Hertfordshire, England;
Partridge Fine Arts Ltd., London, England;
Private collection, USA.
Literature
Illustrated:
Christian Jussel and William DeGregorio, English Furniture 1680-1760: The Percival D. Griffiths Collection, 2023, vol. I, p. 60, fig. 3.
Photographed:
In the dining room at Sandridgebury House, Country Life, 1913; unpublished.
