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GILES GRENDEY: THE LAZCANO COMMISSION
england , circa 1730
By Giles Grendey
An exceptional pair of George II scarlet japanned side chairs by Giles Grendey from the celebrated Lazcano Palace suite.
The arched back with a central shaped splat decorated with a central figure surrounded by gilt chinoiseries of flowers and foliage. The bowed seat frame similarly decorated and with cane-work seat. Raised upon two cabriole legs joined by a serpentine stretcher.
Magnificent quality japanned decoration.
An exceptional pair of George II scarlet japanned side chairs by Giles Grendey from the celebrated Lazcano Palace suite.
The arched back with a central shaped splat decorated with a central figure surrounded by gilt chinoiseries of flowers and foliage. The bowed seat frame similarly decorated and with cane-work seat. Raised upon two cabriole legs joined by a serpentine stretcher.
Magnificent quality japanned decoration.
Provenance
Almost certainly supplied to either Don Juan Raimundo de Arteaga-Lazcano y Chiriboga (d.1761), III Marqués de Valmediano, for Lazcano Castle, San Sebastián, Spain, circa 1735-1740, and by descent at Lazcano
Or, to Don Juan de Dios de Silva Mendoza y Sandival, X Duque del Infantado (1672-1737), or his daughter, Dona Maria Teresa de Silva y Mendoza, XI Duquesa del Infantado (1707-1770), and by decent at Lazcano.
Don Joaquin Maria de Artega-Lazcano y Echagüe Silva-Bazán (1870 - 1947), 17th Duque de Infantado, Lazcano
Part of the suite acquired by Adolfo Loewi, 1930
The Rosen Foundation, Caramoor, New York sold Christie's New York, 14 April 1984, lot 154
Sotheby’s New York, Important English Furniture and Related Decorative Arts – A Private Collection, 22 April 1995, lot 89
Or, to Don Juan de Dios de Silva Mendoza y Sandival, X Duque del Infantado (1672-1737), or his daughter, Dona Maria Teresa de Silva y Mendoza, XI Duquesa del Infantado (1707-1770), and by decent at Lazcano.
Don Joaquin Maria de Artega-Lazcano y Echagüe Silva-Bazán (1870 - 1947), 17th Duque de Infantado, Lazcano
Part of the suite acquired by Adolfo Loewi, 1930
The Rosen Foundation, Caramoor, New York sold Christie's New York, 14 April 1984, lot 154
Sotheby’s New York, Important English Furniture and Related Decorative Arts – A Private Collection, 22 April 1995, lot 89
Stock number
R10.191
dimensions
Literature
Height: 40¹/₈ in (102 cm)
Width: 21⁵/₈ in (55 cm)
Depth: 22 in (56 cm)
Width: 21⁵/₈ in (55 cm)
Depth: 22 in (56 cm)
By Giles Grendey
An exceptional pair of George II scarlet japanned side chairs by Giles Grendey from the celebrated Lazcano Palace suite.
The arched back with a central shaped splat decorated with a central figure surrounded by gilt chinoiseries of flowers and foliage. The bowed seat frame similarly decorated and with cane-work seat. Raised upon two cabriole legs joined by a serpentine stretcher.
Magnificent quality japanned decoration.
An exceptional pair of George II scarlet japanned side chairs by Giles Grendey from the celebrated Lazcano Palace suite.
The arched back with a central shaped splat decorated with a central figure surrounded by gilt chinoiseries of flowers and foliage. The bowed seat frame similarly decorated and with cane-work seat. Raised upon two cabriole legs joined by a serpentine stretcher.
Magnificent quality japanned decoration.
R.W. Symonds, ‘Giles Grendey (1693-1780) and the Export Trade of English Furniture to Spain’, Apollo, 1935, pp. 337-342
R.W. Symonds, Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks, London, 1940, pp. 87-88, figs. 56-57.
R. Edwards & M, Jourdain, ‘Georgian Cabinet-Makers VIII ‘ Giles Grendey & William Hallett’, Country Life, 1942, pp. 176-177.
C. de Arteago, La casa del Infantado, Cabeza de Mendoza, vol. II, 1944
R.W. Symonds, ‘In Search of Giles Grendey’, 1955, p. 145.
C. Gilbert, ‘Furniture by Giles Grendey for the Spanish Trade’, The Magazine Antiques, April 1971, pp. 544-550.
‘English Japanned Furniture’, Connoisseur, June 1964, p. 120.
Leeds Art Calendar, no 66, 1970, p.3.
H. Huth, Lacquer of the West, 1971, pls. 65-66.
G. Wills, English Furniture 1550-1760, London, 1971, p.130.
S. Jervis, ‘A Great Dealer in the Cabinet Way: Giles Grendey (1693-1780)’, Country Life, 1974, pp. 1418-1419.
C. Gilbert, Furniture at Temple Newsam House and Lotherton Hall, vol. I, Leeds, 1978, pp.79-81
G. Beard & C. Gilbert (eds.), The Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, Leeds, 1986, pp. 371-372.
G. Beard & J. Goodison, English Furniture 1500-1840, Oxford, 1987, pp. 34 & 86.
C. Gilbert, The Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, Leeds, 1996, pp.31-32 & figs. 442-451.
C. Ordoñez Goded, 'Japanning en España. Un lote de muebles de laca color escarlata realizado por Giles Grendey'. Revista de la Asociación para el estudio del mueble, nr. 14. Barcelona, 2011, pp.14-21.
R.W. Symonds, Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks, London, 1940, pp. 87-88, figs. 56-57.
R. Edwards & M, Jourdain, ‘Georgian Cabinet-Makers VIII ‘ Giles Grendey & William Hallett’, Country Life, 1942, pp. 176-177.
C. de Arteago, La casa del Infantado, Cabeza de Mendoza, vol. II, 1944
R.W. Symonds, ‘In Search of Giles Grendey’, 1955, p. 145.
C. Gilbert, ‘Furniture by Giles Grendey for the Spanish Trade’, The Magazine Antiques, April 1971, pp. 544-550.
‘English Japanned Furniture’, Connoisseur, June 1964, p. 120.
Leeds Art Calendar, no 66, 1970, p.3.
H. Huth, Lacquer of the West, 1971, pls. 65-66.
G. Wills, English Furniture 1550-1760, London, 1971, p.130.
S. Jervis, ‘A Great Dealer in the Cabinet Way: Giles Grendey (1693-1780)’, Country Life, 1974, pp. 1418-1419.
C. Gilbert, Furniture at Temple Newsam House and Lotherton Hall, vol. I, Leeds, 1978, pp.79-81
G. Beard & C. Gilbert (eds.), The Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, Leeds, 1986, pp. 371-372.
G. Beard & J. Goodison, English Furniture 1500-1840, Oxford, 1987, pp. 34 & 86.
C. Gilbert, The Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, Leeds, 1996, pp.31-32 & figs. 442-451.
C. Ordoñez Goded, 'Japanning en España. Un lote de muebles de laca color escarlata realizado por Giles Grendey'. Revista de la Asociación para el estudio del mueble, nr. 14. Barcelona, 2011, pp.14-21.
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