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This could be Ann Ince

24/3/2020

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It occurred to me that with the opening of the new British Galleries in the Metropolitan Museum of New York, there might be some new photographs of the Ince & Mayhew furniture that was made for the Tapestry Room in Croome Court and is now on display there.    Well, there are some, and they are stunning!

I was particularly taken with this close-up of the shell pier glass.  I had not realised there was a medallion beneath the shell, and I wonder who is depicted.  It could be the second Countess of Coventry, Barbara St John who the Earl married in 1764 or it could be William's wife Ann.

I have been looking at some of William's designs in the Universal System of Household Furniture and there are a surprising number of figures here and there.  Some of the women's faces are a little chubby and may have been his model for the medallion, or it may even have been his mother.  Alternatively he could have taken it from one of the classical books he owned. Amongst William's  drawings there are some lovely vignettes eg one of the candle stands depicts a country dance with a violinist, and another an apple tree which a family is harvesting. 

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Lower image: Authentic Georgian Furniture Designs, Universal System of Household Furniture 1762 William Ince and John Mayhew 1998 Dover Publications Inc, New York

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Ince & Mayhew Furniture for sale

14/3/2020

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A lovely tea chest is on offer in the Christie's auction Chieveley House, Berkshire and Five Private Collections to be held on 19th March.  

It is dated around 1770 and is made of tulipwood and satinwood.   The marquetry on the lid is amazing as it looks like a fluted frieze.  Inside there are two rosewood lidded wells.  The body is
 inlaid with flowers, foliage and urns and has a coat-of-arms, consisting of a chevron between four double-headed eagles.  Its provenance is
the Property of the Earl and Countess of Perth; sold Christie’s, London, 18 April 1996, lot 4 and the estimate is £3,000-£5,000. 

There is also an attractive serpentine shaped serving table.  It is made of mahogany and has a fluted frieze with a goat mask at the centre.  I wondered about the significance of the goat, as more often it's a ram's head that is depicted - something about sheep and goats comes to mind.  It is dated around 1775.  The estimate is £8,000 to £12,000.

Both these items are attributed to Ince & Mayhew, and there are also two tables in the manner of the firm. 

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Book the date!

11/3/2020

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    Sarah Ingle is the great great great great grand-daughter of William Ince and has been researching her family history for a number of years. She thoroughly enjoyed the detective work involved in tracing William’s lineage.

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