Monthly Archives: September 2016

Picture This XCVIII

Posted on 16th September 2016 by Jack Plane

Another item of interest in Bonham’s The Oak Interior sale in New Bond Street, London on the 28th of September 2016 is lot 198, an early eighteenth-century signed and dated oak bureau (figs. 1 & 2). Fig. 1. Lot 198, … Continue reading →

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In Pursuit of Pleasure: The Polite and Impolite World of Georgian Entertainment

Posted on 12th September 2016 by Jack Plane

Fairfax House, York, 29 July – 31 December 2016. From exotica to erotica, In Pursuit of Pleasure opens a window onto the outrageous and sometimes shocking behaviour of ‘polite society’—conducted in the name of entertainment. Fairfax House’s major summer exhibition … Continue reading →

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Picture This XCVII

Posted on 10th September 2016 by Jack Plane

Bonham’s The Oak Interior sale in New Bond Street, London on the 28th of September 2016 has a number of interesting items including lot 200, a dated walnut chest of drawers (fig. 1) carrying an estimate of £7,000 – £10,000 … Continue reading →

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Picture This XCVI

Posted on 3rd September 2016 by Jack Plane

This table is described by its vendor as a “walnut and mahogany eight-legged tilt-top table, circa 1780”. I’m not convinced the top is original… I’m not even certain when or if it began its life as a table. Fig. 1. … Continue reading →

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