A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE COMMODE

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE COMMODE

IN THE MANNER OF HENRY HILL OF MARLBOROUGH, C.1780

the top with a moulded edge above two short and two long drawers flanked by keeled angles and with a shaped apron

81cm high, 96.7cm wide, 55.8cm deep

Catalogue Note

Henry Hill of Marlborough (act.1740-1778), was one of the leading regional cabinetmakers of the mid-Georgian period. In his obituary in 1778, Hill was described as ‘one of the most eminent cabinet-makers and upholsterers in the kingdom’ and was also successful as an auctioneer, estate agent, decorator and agent for the Sun Insurance Company. The location of his enterprise, Marlborough, greatly benefited Hill, as this town lay on the Great West Road between the capital London and the fashionable city of Bath. Hill also had many important clients among the affluent landowners of Wiltshire, including Paul Methuen at Corsham Court, John Ivory Talbot of Lacock Abbey, Henry Hoare at Stourhead and the 9th Duke of Somerset at Maiden Bradley. The serpentine form, keeled angles and shaped apron are all features that the present lot shares with the work of Hill.