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Three Eighteenth-Century Cabinet-Makers: Moore, Goodison and Vile

07/1977 | 892 | 119

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Author:

Beard, Geoffrey (Beard, Geoffrey; Beard, Geoffrey W.; Beard, Mr.)

Subjects

artists:

Moore, James, the elder, cabinetmaker, 1670-1726

artists:

Goodison, Benjamin

artists:

Vile, William

artists:

Gumley, John

artists:

Vile and Cobb (firm)

artists:

Cobb, John

dates:

1700-1799

patrons:

Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, 1707-1751

places:

England / London

sources:

Vertue, George

sources:

Steele, Richard, 1672-1729

subjects:

Furniture / Furniture makers

subjects:

Documents / Patronage

Illustrations

Attributed works:

11. Stand, by James Moore. Carved and Gilt. c.1715. (Hampton Court Palace). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. the Queen.

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12. Detail of Top of Stand Reproduced in Fig.11, Bearing the Crowned Cipher of George I and Incised 'Moore'. Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. the Queen.

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13. Chest on Stand, Attributed to James Moore; Formerly Collection John, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Gilt Gesso. c.1720. Reproduced Courtesy of Mallett & Co., London.

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14. One of a Pair of Mahogany Commodes Made for Sir Thomas Robinson c.1740 and Attributed to Benjamin Goodison. (Royal Collection). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. the Queen.

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15. Detail of the Frieze and Gilt Corner Enrichments to the Robinson Commode (Fig. 14). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. the Queen.

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16. Detail of a Mahogany Bureau-Cabinet with Secretaire Drawer. The Cut-Work Is Similar to Documented Pieces by William Vile, c.1760. (Private Collection). Photograph Courtesy Hotspur, London.

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17. Detail of a Mahogany Bureau-Cabinet with Secretaire Drawer. The Cut-Work Is Similar to Documented Pieces by William Vile, c.1760. (Private Collection). Photograph Courtesy Hotspur, London.

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18. The 'Handsome Mahogany Bookcase' Made by Vile and Cobb for Queen Charlotte in 1762. (Buckingham Palace). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. the Queen.

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19. Detail of the Left Lower Door of the Queen Charlotte Bookcase Reproduced in Fig.18. Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. the Queen.

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