Pair of incense burners c.1795-1805
Gilt metal | 87.5 x 39.0 x 39.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 35441
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Two gilt-bronze tripod incense burners, each with a shallow dish supported on three curved, ribbed bands headed by female masks with plaited hair, each support crossing over to form a second tripod resting on patinated bronze sphinxes, the burner suspended between the supports on chains.
Provenance
From the King's Closet, Carlton House; sent to Morel and Seddon on 15 June 1827 as part of the group of furniture and furnishings supplied between 1827 and 1829 to King George IV by the partnership of Morel and Seddon for The Drawing Room at Windsor Castle.
Nicholas Morel had formerly worked for The Prince of Wales, later George IV, on Carlton House and the Royal Pavilion at Brighton. Subsequently, he was commissioned to design and furnish Wyatville’s newly built apartments for the King at Windsor Castle. In order to fulfil the contract he entered into partnership with George Seddon III whose family had large and long established furniture workshops in Aldersgate Street in the City of London. -
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Medium and techniques
Gilt metal
Measurements
87.5 x 39.0 x 39.0 cm (whole object)
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