| Commode formerly at Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire, for 150 years, to sell at Bonhams |
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LONDON.- A George III commode, which was almost certainly commissioned by Sir John Hussey Delaval from Henry Hill of Marlborough in 1775 for his London residence, and which was, on his death, moved to the family seat, Doddington Hall in Lincolnshire, is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its Fine English Furniture and Works of Art Sale on Wednesday 19 October 2011. Its whereabouts unknown for eighty years, the commode is being offered with a pre-sale estimate of £100,000 – 150,000. This piece has been attributed to the workshop of Henry Hill of Marlborough based on its striking stylistic similarities to a documented example by the same maker, which is now in a private collection, together with the evidence that Delaval was a known patron of Hill’s. The commode is likely to have been one of several pieces of furniture made for Delaval by Hill and delivered to Grosvenor House, Milbank, read full article
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