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A Pair of George III Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Marquetry Commodes, Attributed To William Moore of DublinCIRCA 1790 Height: 37" Width: 41.25" Depth: 19" Inventory Number 8517-72 Price$96,000DescriptionEach with semi-elliptical tops, inlaid with crossbanded segments of kingwood radiating from a burr-yew center, above a frieze inlaid with swags and ribbons, with central drawer; the lower cabinet with applied upper and lower gilt-bronze molding, the inlaid concave sides and central door opening to an open interior; raised on foliate-inlaid square tapering feet. ProvenancesProvenance: Lord Louth, Louth Hall, Ardee, Co. Louth, Eire. IllustratedThough the attribution to William Moore is favorable, other cabinetmakers, such as John Wisdom, also employed the same pattern of burr yew panels on their documented work, see a table supplied to Thomas Cobb at Newbridge (Glin and J. Peill, Irish Furniture, 2007 p. 167, fig. 228). Additional InformationThe simple semi-circular plan of these commodes is characteristic of many late 18th century pieces and was a form greatly favoured by Robert Adam. The overall shape and the swag decoration of these commodes is similar to a commode in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London which is attributed to Moore, see M. Tomlin, The Catalogue of Adam Period Furniture, London, 1972, p.172, U/5. William Moore (1782-1815) worked for a considerable period with Mayhew and Ince before setting up his own business in Dublin. He worked in Abbey Street between
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