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Thomas Jeckyll
Commode, ca. 1875Walnut with ebony moldings, brass handle and leather top
Made by William Holland and Sonsh. 29 7/8 in. (75,8 cm) - w. 14 in. (35,5 cm) squareFurther images
COLLECTION OF THE FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM, CAMBRIDGE
COLLECTION OF THE FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM, CAMBRIDGE
Provenance
Commissioned by Alexander Aleco Ionides, for one of the bedrooms at 1 Holland Park, London, ca. 1875 - The commode probably remained in the house at least until 1908 when Alexander’s wife Isabella Sechiari sold the house and moved to Surrey - Possibly by descent to her daughter Penelope, and her husband Robert Hotchkiss, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, 1913-1946 - The commode remained untraced for most of the XXth century - Private collection, Yorkshire, UK, until 2021 - David Duggleby Auctioneers, August 14th 2021, lot 1171 (described as a XXth century oriental cabinet).
Literature
Susan Weber Soros and Catherine Arbuthnott, Thomas Jeckyll, Architect and Designer, 1827-1881, Yale University Press, New York, 2003 page 168, figure 5-1 (for the example in the collection of the The Victoria and Albert Museum).
