Lot 228
Lot 228
AN EARLY VICTORIAN OAK FOLIO STAND

IN THE MANNER OF RICHARD BRIDGENS, CIRCA 1845

Price Realised USD 4,410
Estimate
USD 3,000 - USD 5,000
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN OAK FOLIO STAND

IN THE MANNER OF RICHARD BRIDGENS, CIRCA 1845

Price Realised USD 4,410
Price Realised USD 4,410
Details
In the Elizabethan revival style, the sides carved with open tracery with a large foliate patera at the center, standing on unusual large brass castors, the wheels cast with gothic tracery for spokes
36 in. (91.5 cm.) high, 3612 in. (93 cm.) wide, 2634 in. (68 cm.) deep
Provenance
Mallett, London.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above in June 1996.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

The nineteenth century English architect, designer and artist, Richard Hicks Bridgens (1785-1846) was known for his Elizabethan and Scottish Baronial style designs. Bridgens apprenticed in Liverpool under the renowned cabinet-maker George Bullock before moving to London. After Bullock's death, Bridgens set up his own business in Birmingham and executed some of his most well-known work for James Watt junior at Aston Hall primarily in Jacobean taste. He published his design book Furniture with Candelabra and Interior Decoration in 1838 which featured several designs with similarly intricate and carved strapwork.

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