IN THE MANNER OF JACOB DESMALTER, CIRCA 1815

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A LATE EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BED 'LIT EN BATEAU'
IN THE MANNER OF JACOB DESMALTER, CIRCA 1815
With foliate roundel with monogram CYL and branded 'F105' to inside, extended in length
51 ½ in. (131 cm.) high; 93 ¼ in. (237 cm.) long' 58 ¼ in. (148 cm.) wide

Provenance

By repute, gifted by King Ferdinand VII of Spain to Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (1796-1817) on her marriage to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (later King Leopold I of the Belgians) (1790-1865), in 1816.
Acquired by Patricia, Viscountess Boyd of Merton (1918-2001) for Ince Castle, Cornwall, circa 1950.

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Lot Essay

Illustrated: C. Hussey, ‘Ince Castle, Cornwall – II’, Country Life, 23 March 1967, p. 651, fig. 11. (illustrated in situ in a bedroom).

Although no records of the bed exist in the Royal Collection the ormolu wreathed monogram of a ‘C’ and ‘L’’ entwined, is likely to relate to Princess Charlotte and her husband Prince Leopold and their yearlong marriage, before Princess Charlotte’s untimely death, from 1816-17.

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