William Vile - A MAGNIFICENT GEORGE II MAHOGANY CABINET ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM VILE

Date	1750
Period	1600-1750, 18th century
Origin	England
Medium	Mahogany
Dimensions	212 x 106 x 55 cm (83¹/₂ x 41³/₄ x 21⁵/₈ inches)
Gallery	Ronald Phillips Ltd

Description
Technical

Note: The mirror plates and back boards have been reinstated using period timber and mercury silvered mirror plates. The carved ogee bracket feet and brass handles and escutcheons are original to the piece.

Date: 1750
Period: 1600-1750, 18th century
Origin: England
Medium: Mahogany
Dimensions: 212 x 106 x 55 cm (83¹/₂ x 41³/₄ x 21⁵/₈ inches)
Provenance: Jeremy Ltd., London, England.
Private collection, England.

Literature: Illustrated:
Connoisseur, June 1978; advertisement with Jeremy Ltd.
The Somerset House Art Treasures Exhibition handbook, 1979, p. 44.
Graham Shearing, ‘Important Furniture’, Antique Collector, June 1979, p. 99.
Anne Stone, ‘The Rule of Taste’, Antique Collector, August 1979, p. 48.
Exhibitions: The Somerset House Art Treasures Exhibition, London, 1979; with Jeremy Ltd.
Categories: Furniture