Foreword
It has been an extremely busy year for all of us at Ronald Phillips Ltd. Since the last catalogue, we have celebrated the tercentenary of Thomas Chippendale’s birth with a selling exhibition and special catalogue at the Masterpiece London Fair 2018, followed by visits to New York for TEFAF in the fall and the Winter Show at the Armory in January.
We have again been very fortunate to buy some spectacular items privately, and as a result this catalogue has a very good selection of the finest English furniture that is currently on the market.
I would like to draw your attention to the highly important documented pair of black lacquer commodes from Ashburnham Place on page 20, and the extremely rare walnut bureau on cabriole legs on page 50, which has not been on the market since 1977.
As always, I want to thank my loyal staff, and especially Thomas Lange and Caroline martin, who have both put so much time and effort into this catalogue.
