JOHN KENDRICK BLOGG
1851-1936

JOHN KENDRICK BLOGG

1851-1936
Floral panel (circa 1914)

Australian native hardwood
the rectangular panel ornately carved in high relief with a foliate spray, within a recessed, chamfered rectangular surround, a partial label verso inscribed in ink 'This was done as part of a commission / by John K. Blogg in 1914 for / the Corbett (indistinct) family / Brisbane'
45 x 29.5 cm overall

• Lot Sold SOLD (Hammer Price)

Provenance

The National Trust (Victoria) Collection of Historic Maritime Objects and Fine Furniture; Australian and European 20th Century Design, Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 21 November 2010, lot 122
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above

Condition Report

Carved decoration generally in good order, section of carving missing to a section of branch at the lower quadrant, approximately 1.5 cm long x 3 mm wide; light wear and minor losses in other places. Loss to the front top left corner of the panel approximately 1.5 cm high x 2 cm at the widest point. Diagonal split near the top right corner approximately 2.5 cm long. Five small nail holes at the lower left, lower right and bottom edge indicate that the panel is likely to have been inserted into a larger item originally. Partial label inscribed in ink affixed to the reverse, together with two later screw-eyes and a picture wire. Various surface marks and scratches consisten with age.

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