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Two Commodes by Gates
07/1931 | 340 | 59
Pages: 22+26-27
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Author:
Smith, H. Clifford (Smith, H. Clifford; Smith, Harold Clifford; S., H. C.; Clifford-Smith, H.)
Subjects
artists:
Gates, William
dates:
1750-1799
places:
England
sources:
Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing Book
subjects:
Furniture makers / Cabinets (furniture) / Furniture / Attributions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
A and B-Marquetry Commode. One of a Pair Made by William Gates for George, Prince of Wales, afterwards George IV. Two Views (Messrs. M. Harris and Sons). Two Commodes by Gates
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A Painted Jacobean Bedstead
08/1924 | 257 | 45
Pages: 66-67+70-72
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Author:
Smith, H. Clifford (Smith, H. Clifford; Smith, Harold Clifford; S., H. C.; Clifford-Smith, H.)
Subjects
dates:
1550-1599
places:
England
subjects:
Jacobean / Carvings / Furniture / Beds (furniture)
subjects:
Heraldry / Patronage
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-Head of Bedstead Shown below, Decorated with Carved and Painted Coats of Arms. A Painted Jacobean Bedstead
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. B-Bedstead of Oak, Painted and Carved. Jacobean, about 1610. (Mrs. Graham Rees-Mogg, Stratford-on-Avon). A Painted Jacobean Bedstead
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. C-Cornice and Frieze of the Tester, Decorated with Carvings and Painted Flowers. A Painted Jacobean Bedstead
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. D-Bed post, painted with violets and other flowers. A Painted Jacobean Bedstead
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. E-Ceiling of the Tester, Divided into Panels Painted with Coats of Arms. A Painted Jacobean Bedstead
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Italian Furniture
01/1921 | 214 | 38
Pages: 37-39
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Author:
Smith, H. Clifford (Smith, H. Clifford; Smith, Harold Clifford; S., H. C.; Clifford-Smith, H.)
Subjects
dates:
1500-1599
places:
Italy / Florence
subjects:
Furniture / Italian / Renaissance / Chests / Patronage
subjects:
Florentine / Social history
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
A Chest with the Arms of the Delfini Family. Italian Furniture
Western art unattributed:
B Chest with Figures of Spring and Summer. Italian Furniture
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Two English Court Cupboards
07/1918 | 184 | 33
Pages: 14-15+19
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Author:
Smith, H. Clifford (Smith, H. Clifford; Smith, Harold Clifford; S., H. C.; Clifford-Smith, H.)
Subjects
dates:
1550-1599 / 1550-1599
places:
England
subjects:
Furniture / Elizabethan / Jacobean / Cupboards
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
The Collection of Rt. Hon. Sir Alfred Mond, Bart., M. P. (A) Elizabethan Court Cupboard of Oak with Marquetry Inlay 4′ 10″ High, 4′ 10″ Wide, 1′ 8″ Deep. (B) Jacobean Court Cupboard of Oak 4′ $8frac{1}{2}$″ High, 3′ 9″ Wide, 1′ 11″ Deep
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A Jacobean Painted Cabinet
12/1917 | 177 | 31
Pages: 234+238-240
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Author:
Smith, H. Clifford (Smith, H. Clifford; Smith, Harold Clifford; S., H. C.; Clifford-Smith, H.)
Subjects
dates:
1550-1599
places:
England / Italy / Venice
subjects:
Jacobean / Furniture / Cabinets (furniture) / Elizabethan / Formal analysis / Techniques
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
A Jacobean Painted Cabinet
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A 16th Century Inlaid Box
07/1917 | 172 | 31
Pages: 12-13
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Author:
Smith, H. Clifford (Smith, H. Clifford; Smith, Harold Clifford; S., H. C.; Clifford-Smith, H.)
Subjects
dates:
1550-1599
places:
England / Spain
subjects:
Woodwork / Collections, Private / Boxes / Elizabethan
subjects:
Marquetry / Influence / Spanish
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
The Property of Mr. G. P. Dudley Wallis. Back of Box. End and Front of Box, Showing Modern Feet. Top of Box. A Sixteenth Century Inlaid Box
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The Van Diemen Box
10/1916 | 163 | 29
Pages: 299-301+303
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Author:
Smith, H. Clifford (Smith, H. Clifford; Smith, Harold Clifford; S., H. C.; Clifford-Smith, H.)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Diemen, Anton van, 1593-1645
collectors and dealers:
Diemen, Maria van
dates:
1600-1649
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
Japan / Netherlands
subjects:
Japanese / Lacquerware / Collecting
subjects:
Boxes
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Japanese Lacquer, from the Hamilton Palace Collection, in the Victoria and Albert Museum. (A) Panel in the Salting Bequest 9 × 26 in. (B) The Mazarin Chest, 22 × 39½ × 25 in. (C) The Van Diemen Box, with top. The Van Diemen Box
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An Italian Lacquered Table of the 17th Century
07/1916 | 160 | 29
Pages: 152-154
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Author:
Smith, H. Clifford (Smith, H. Clifford; Smith, Harold Clifford; S., H. C.; Clifford-Smith, H.)
Subjects
dates:
1650-1749
places:
Italy / Florence
subjects:
Furniture / Lacquerware / Pattern / Birds / Chinese / Influence / Tables (support furniture)
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
Stand and Top of Table; 81.2, High; Top 68.5 × 121.9 cm. (Mr. Henry Harris). An Italian Lacquered Table of the 17th Century
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A Furniture Museum in Shoreditch (Conclusion)
06/1915 | 147 | 27
Pages: 92+96-98
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Author:
Smith, H. Clifford (Smith, H. Clifford; Smith, Harold Clifford; S., H. C.; Clifford-Smith, H.)
Subjects
artists:
Hogarth, William
dates:
1700-1799
museums and institutions:
Geffrye Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
England
subjects:
Furniture / Displays / Chairs / Interiors
subjects:
Museum history
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. D. Early 19th-Cent. elm Chair, from the Prisoners' Dock, the Old Bailey; h. 2 ft. 9½ in., w. 1 ft. 5 in., d. 1 ft. 3½ in. (The City Corporation.) A Furniture Museum in Shoreditch
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. E. Early Georgian Mahogany Table; h. 2 ft. 4 in., w. 3 ft. 10½ in., d. 3 ft. 4½ in. (Sir James D. Linton.) A Furniture Museum in Shoreditch
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. F. Early 17th-Cent. Oak Sideboard; h. 3 ft. 9 in., w. 4 ft. 2 in., d. 1 ft. 6 in. (Hon. C. Vavasseur-Fisher.) A Furniture Museum in Shoreditch
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. G. Early Georgian Mahogany Armchair; h. 2 ft. 10 in., w. 2 ft. 3½ in., d. 1 ft. 7 in. (Dr. H. Bird.) A Furniture Museum in Shoreditch
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A Furniture Museum in Shoreditch
04/1915 | 145 | 27
Pages: 35-37+39
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Author:
Smith, H. Clifford (Smith, H. Clifford; Smith, Harold Clifford; S., H. C.; Clifford-Smith, H.)
Subjects
dates:
1650-1749 / 1700-1749
museums and institutions:
Geffrye Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
England / London
subjects:
Art museums / History / Furniture / Collections
subjects:
Museum history
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. A. The Geffrye Museum. The Chapel. A Furniture Museum in Shoreditch
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. B. Carved Wood Mantelpiece from 56 Lincoln's Inn Fields. A Furniture Museum in Shoreditch
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. C. Marble Mantelpiece from 59 Lincoln's Inn Fields. A Furniture Museum in Shoreditch
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