A George III pine and oak bookcase, circa 1760, the painted composition swag decorated frieze above moulded cornice and fluted frieze, a pair of astragal glazed cabinet doors opening to adjustable shelves, flanked by fluted pilasters surmounted by acanthus carved capitals, a pair of fluted roundel panelled cupboard doors, moulded plinth base, 338cm high, 220cm wide, 48cm deep A related bookcase of similar date, design and material exists in the Victoria and Albert Museum collections, museum number W.2:11-1923 Provenance: Wormsley Park, Buckinghamshire Originally owned by the Scrope family since the late 16th century the estate belonged to Colonel Adrian Scrope the regicide. The house and estate was passed to his grandson John Scrope a baron of the Exchequer and as Scrope died without issue, his estate of Wormsley passed to the descendants of his sister Anne (died 1720), who had married Henry Fane of Brympton. Their second son, Thomas Fane, also a Bristol merchant, succeeded his uncle as Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis, beginning the Fane family's long association with the parliamentary seat of Lyme Regis. Fane also succeeded a distant cousin and became 8th Earl of Wesmoreland in 1762. The Fane family retained ownership of the house and estate until 1986 when they sold it to Sir Paul Getty.
A George III pine and oak bookcase, circa 1760, the painted composition swag decorated frieze above moulded cornice and fluted frieze, a pair of astragal glazed cabinet doors opening to adjustable shelves, flanked by fluted pilasters surmounted by acanthus carved capitals, a pair of fluted roundel panelled cupboard doors, moulded plinth base, 338cm high, 220cm wide, 48cm deep A related bookcase of similar date, design and material exists in the Victoria and Albert Museum collections, museum number W.2:11-1923 Provenance: Wormsley Park, Buckinghamshire Originally owned by the Scrope family since the late 16th century the estate belonged to Colonel Adrian Scrope the regicide. The house and estate was passed to his grandson John Scrope a baron of the Exchequer and as Scrope died without issue, his estate of Wormsley passed to the descendants of his sister Anne (died 1720), who had married Henry Fane of Brympton. Their second son, Thomas Fane, also a Bristol merchant, succeeded his uncle as Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis, beginning the Fane family's long association with the parliamentary seat of Lyme Regis. Fane also succeeded a distant cousin and became 8th Earl of Wesmoreland in 1762. The Fane family retained ownership of the house and estate until 1986 when they sold it to Sir Paul Getty.
Try LotSearch and its premium features for 7 days - without any costs!
Be notified automatically about new items in upcoming auctions.
Create an alert
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
