William Vile - A MAGNIFICENT GEORGE II MAHOGANY CABINET ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM VILE

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William Vile

A MAGNIFICENT GEORGE II MAHOGANY CABINET ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM VILE

Ronald Phillips Ltd

Date 1750

Period 1600-1750, 18th century

Origin England

Medium Mahogany

Dimension 212 x 106 x 55 cm (83¹/₂ x 41³/₄ x 21⁵/₈ inches)

Note: The mirror plates and back boards have been reinstated using period timber and mercury silvered mirror plates. The carved ogee bracket feet and brass handles and escutcheons are original to the piece.

Date: 1750

Period: 1600-1750, 18th century

Origin: England

Medium: Mahogany

Dimension: 212 x 106 x 55 cm (83¹/₂ x 41³/₄ x 21⁵/₈ inches)

Provenance: Jeremy Ltd., London, England.
Private collection, England.

Literature: Illustrated:
Connoisseur, June 1978; advertisement with Jeremy Ltd.
The Somerset House Art Treasures Exhibition handbook, 1979, p. 44.
Graham Shearing, ‘Important Furniture’, Antique Collector, June 1979, p. 99.
Anne Stone, ‘The Rule of Taste’, Antique Collector, August 1979, p. 48.

Exhibition: The Somerset House Art Treasures Exhibition, London, 1979; with Jeremy Ltd.

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