Reindeer Antiques has dated this piece to the 1860s.
Circa 1860
Provenance:
Exhibited at Bessie Surtees House in 1934
The collection of 7th Viscount Gort, Standish Robert Vereker (1888-1975) at Hamsterley Hall, Co. Durham.
Photographed by Country Life in the drawing room of Hamsterley Hall in 1939 and 1940.
The design is possibly inspired by a drawing attributed to the workshop of Raphael in the National Museum, Stockholm; a Nineteenth Century albumen print of the drawing is in the Royal Collection, acquired by Prince Albert for the Raphael Collection.
George's Hall, Windsor. This imagery can also be found on the badge of the Order of the Garter, on the reverse of British coins from the early Nineteenth Century onwards and reflects the interest in the Chivalric order and Arthurian legends during the Victorian era.
Literature:
C. Hussey, 'Hamsterley Hall, Durham: The Seat of the Hon. S. R. Vereker, M.C.' Country Life, 21 October, 1939 p. 421 fig.8
'The Role of Antiques Today; Furniture and Tapestry at Hamsterley Hall', Country Life, 2 March 1940 p. 231 fig. 6
Reindeer Antiques has dated this piece to the 1860s.
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Nineteenth Century Oak Carving of St. George and Dragon
