The Jerold D. Krouse Collection: Masterpieces from America & Ireland | November 11, 2025
Tue, Nov 11, 2025 10:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 38
Giles Grendey Attributed George II Carved and Needlework Upholstered Footstool
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for
$5,500
Sold Price excludes BP
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British, circa 1740, attributed to Giles Grendey, walnut with rich brown color, with acanthus carved knees and ball and claw feet, the back of each leg with stamped initials "WF", 16-1/4 x 23 x 19 in.
Provenance: New Orleans Auction, July 18th, 1998, lot 1086; The Jerold Krouse Collection
As Tim Corfield notes, Giles Grendey seems to have been one of the only furniture suppliers in the early 18th century to ask his journeymen to stamp their work with their initials in this way. So much so that when a piece is stamped this way, it is often attributed to his workshop.
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New Orleans Auction, July 18th, 1998, lot 1086; The Jerold Krouse Collection
good structural condition, two knee returns possibly restored, needlework upholstery presents well, with scattered repairs, seat frame cross braces likely restored, tacking scars
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