Thomas Moore
Head of Department
Lot 37Ф,TP,Y
A late Victorian mahogany, rosewood and ivory marquetry cabinet on stand attributed to Collinson and Lock the inlay designs attributed to Stephen Webb (1849-1933)
27 November 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £3,812.50 inc. premium
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A late Victorian mahogany, rosewood and ivory marquetry cabinet on stand attributed to Collinson and Lock
the inlay designs attributed to Stephen Webb (1849-1933)
Circa 1890, of bowed breakfront outline, the panelled door inlaid with an elaborate Arabesque comprising playful putti, bacchic children, exotic birds, scrolled foliage and honeysuckle, flowers, fruit and leaves issuing Green Man masks, centred by a ribbon-tied and medallion pendant-hung canopy above a maiden standing atop an urn, enclosing three shelves, over one frieze drawer, on square section legs headed by acanthus carved capitals, with a fluted platform undertier, 64cm wide x 38cm deep x 167cm high, (25in wide x 14 1/2in deep x 65 1/2in high)
Circa 1890, of bowed breakfront outline, the panelled door inlaid with an elaborate Arabesque comprising playful putti, bacchic children, exotic birds, scrolled foliage and honeysuckle, flowers, fruit and leaves issuing Green Man masks, centred by a ribbon-tied and medallion pendant-hung canopy above a maiden standing atop an urn, enclosing three shelves, over one frieze drawer, on square section legs headed by acanthus carved capitals, with a fluted platform undertier, 64cm wide x 38cm deep x 167cm high, (25in wide x 14 1/2in deep x 65 1/2in high)
Footnotes
A stamped Collinson and Lock ivory marquetry secretaire with very similar Italian Renaissance revival inlay designs to the present lot sold Christie's, London, 28 September 2006, 19th Century Furniture, lot 146. Arabesques of closely related frolicking putti and children, scrolled foliage, honeysuckle and flowers, which are inlaid on both examples, appear equally intricate yet refined. This suggests that while clearly executed by the same cabinet making partnership, these cabinets also incorporate 'intarsia' designs produced by Stephen Webb, who was employed by the former from the mid-1880's onwards. Another model of similar form to the offered cabinet sold in these rooms, 20 November 2013, Fine English Furniture, lot 266.
The firm of Collinson and Lock were established in Fleet Street in 1870 and rapidly became one of the leading manufacturers of 'Art Furniture' employing designers such as Bruce Talbert and E.W. Godwin, before merging with Jackson and Graham in 1882. Stephen Webb designed for the company during the period 1885-97 and exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Society Exhibitions from 1888 to 1906. He was also a member of the Art Worker's Guild. Webb is now best remembered for his designs of Renaissance revival 'intarsia', which were normally executed in ivory, and the designs for which appeared in the 'Art Worker's Quarterly' in 1902. Most of the furniture which was decorated with Webb's inlaid work was designed by the firm's founding partner J.S Lock. Webb stayed with the firm after the takeover by Gillows in 1897, eventually leaving to become Professor of Sculpture at The Royal College of Art.
