Y A PAIR OF VICTORIAN MAHOGANY AND COROMANDEL CROSSBANDED SERVING OR REFECTORY TABLES CIRCA 1895, POSSIBLY DESIGNED BY JOHN DIBBLEE CRACE each 74cm high, 426cm wide, 75cm deep Provenance: The Contents of 2 Temple Place, London Possibly designed by John Dibblee Crace for William Waldorf Astor John Dibblee Crace (1838-1919) was great-great grandson to Edward Crace (1725-1799) who founded Crace and Son, a coach decorating firm active in the 18th century. The firm's direction changed over the years and found success in furniture design and decoration - culminating with a Royal commission for almost exclusive work for the Prince Regent/George IV. Trading under Frederick & Henry Crace and Fredrick Crace and son, commissions were most notably carried out at Windsor Castle and at the future Buckingham Palace, as well as for the 6th Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire. John Dibblee Crace joined the family firm in 1854. The most important of his commissions were those carried out for the Anglo-American millionaire William Waldorf Astor during the 1890s, principally at the Astor Estate Office in London, now known as 2 Temple Place. Crace designed tables, seat and cabinet furniture for this property, deriving inspiration from French court furniture of the sixteenth century. These bespoke pieces were made for Astor to Crace's designs, many of which survive in the V&A. The present lot shares similarities with interior elements seen at 2 Temple Place, most notably the balustrading to the central staircase and landing, and the geometric parquet flooring in the Great Hall. For further illustration, including the present lot in situ, see London: Hidden Interiors, Philip Davies Atlantic Publishing for Historic England (2017), p182-185.
Y A PAIR OF VICTORIAN MAHOGANY AND COROMANDEL CROSSBANDED SERVING OR REFECTORY TABLES CIRCA 1895, POSSIBLY DESIGNED BY JOHN DIBBLEE CRACE each 74cm high, 426cm wide, 75cm deep Provenance: The Contents of 2 Temple Place, London Possibly designed by John Dibblee Crace for William Waldorf Astor John Dibblee Crace (1838-1919) was great-great grandson to Edward Crace (1725-1799) who founded Crace and Son, a coach decorating firm active in the 18th century. The firm's direction changed over the years and found success in furniture design and decoration - culminating with a Royal commission for almost exclusive work for the Prince Regent/George IV. Trading under Frederick & Henry Crace and Fredrick Crace and son, commissions were most notably carried out at Windsor Castle and at the future Buckingham Palace, as well as for the 6th Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire. John Dibblee Crace joined the family firm in 1854. The most important of his commissions were those carried out for the Anglo-American millionaire William Waldorf Astor during the 1890s, principally at the Astor Estate Office in London, now known as 2 Temple Place. Crace designed tables, seat and cabinet furniture for this property, deriving inspiration from French court furniture of the sixteenth century. These bespoke pieces were made for Astor to Crace's designs, many of which survive in the V&A. The present lot shares similarities with interior elements seen at 2 Temple Place, most notably the balustrading to the central staircase and landing, and the geometric parquet flooring in the Great Hall. For further illustration, including the present lot in situ, see London: Hidden Interiors, Philip Davies Atlantic Publishing for Historic England (2017), p182-185.
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