22nd Jul, 2011 10:00 GMT/BST

Summer Catalogue Sale

 
Lot 1253
 

1253

A 1920's Satinwood, Black and Gold Painted Chinese Chippendale Revival Six Piece Bedroom Suite,...

A 1920's Satinwood, Black and Gold Painted Chinese Chippendale Revival Six Piece Bedroom Suite, comprising a triple door wardrobe with pagoda shaped pediment above a richly painted frieze depicting Chinese figures in a landscape, the three hinged cupboard doors decorated with further landscapes within carved butterflies, the interior fitted with hanging space, three sliding trays and two drawers, 105cm by 65cm by 203cm; a matching inverted breakfront dressing table, 130cm by 53cm by 80cm; a matching pot cupboard with three-quarter gallery, 42cm by 37cm by 61cm; and a pair of ladder back bedroom chairs and a dressing stool, all en suite

Sold for £1,100
Estimated at £700 - £1,000


 

Wardrobe - reasonable. Some signs of white, paint?. Left hand corner of the pagoda frieze is chipped. Small faults, scrapes etc around the feet, with some slight veneer losses. Dressing table - bad section left hand corner, water? damage, with further fading on the left hand side. Three-quarter gallery right hand section missing. Various pierced spandrels/brackets have become detached (some pieces retained). General veneer losses and faults around feet and toes. Pot cupboard - some slight colour loss and some pieces of veneer missing, particularly around feet. Stool - in need of recovering. General scrapes, veneer losses. Chairs - silk seats rather worn with lace trim loose. Chairs structurally ok, with general scrapes, small faults around feet and legs. 270511

 


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Auction: Summer Catalogue Sale, 22nd Jul, 2011

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