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Stool for the Palm Room, Spencer House, London (one of a pair)

Stool for the Palm Room, Spencer House, London (one of a pair)

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Stool for the Palm Room, Spencer House, London (one of a pair)
MakerEnglish, 1718–1765
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Stool for the Palm Room, Spencer House, London (one of a pair)
Datec. 1757
PlaceEngland
MediumLimewood, gilt, and upholstery (not original)
DimensionsOverall: 17 × 26 1/2 × 22 in. (43.2 × 67.3 × 55.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Object number94.903.2
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
ProvenanceJohn, later 1st Earl Spencer, Spencer House, London, (probably) 1757; by descent to George John, 2nd Earl Spencer then the Spencer family; [H. Blairman & Sons, London]; Sir Alexander Korda; Mrs. A. I. Metcalfe; [Sotheby's London, June 4, 1976, lot 99]; [Hotspur, London, 1977]; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III; given to MFAH, 1994.

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