Furniture, Works of Art, Carpets & Clocks - 16th January 2025
Lot 816
A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY SOFA
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1008
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Description
A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY SOFA
AFTER A DESIGN BY JOHN TAYLOR, C.1830-35
the frame carved with scrolls, leaves and palmettes, on brass castors, later upholstered with squab and bolster cushions
109cm high, 226cm wide, 68.5cm deep
Catalogue Note
This sofa is very similar to a design by John Taylor, the Covent Garden upholsterer who had formerly served as an 'artist' in the 'Elegant Furniture Warehouse' established in New Bond Street by George Oakley (d. 1840). Taylor's 'Dress Sofa' pattern was published in the February 1821 edition of R. Ackermann's, ‘The Repository of Arts.’