French, 1475-1499, oak, in two sections

Carved oak panel. Divided into two panels as follows: at the top a narrow rectangular panel enclosing tracery; below an upright panel filled in with a crocketed ogee arch, containing a rose, with ornament radiating from the centre, and surmounting an arcade of four pointed arches, all on a field of tracery.

Received from Monsieur P. Desparin; the authority for purchase RP T.1904/19645.

12/12/1904 Memo to Mr Ogilvie from Caspar Purdon Clarke
In 1897 when in Lyons, Mr Skinner was taken by M. Terme of the Textile Museum to ‘M. Desparin’s workshop, where he found a quantity of carved woodwork in original condition. He selected two doors and several specimens of panelling, all of Lyons workmanship or from the district of Auvergne. In 1901 he went again and found some more objects, among them a carved wood group and some French gothic locks. In the same year, you will recollect, Mr Vallance bought of the same person some portions of a door, which have now been repaired and are set up in the Edinburgh Museum. As I was going to Lyons Mr Skinner asked me to visit his shop again. I did so with very much interest and selected the items given on the attached account, consisting of 61 panels and portions of pieces of furniture at a cost of 740 francs, an average price of 9/8 ½ each, and a large chest of the style of Henry II from a castle in Auvergne, which he had just received, and having paid 300 francs, was content to accept a profit of 50 francs, the price coming to about £14. All the above woodwork will be very useful to us, especially in making up cases of small pieces of carving for circulation, and I beg that covering sanction be given to purchase this collection, which, with packing and delivery to the station at Lyons, will cost 1125 francs (£45)'

1481 to 1534-1904 Panels and portions of pieces of furniture (all more or less damaged) 740 francs (£29. 9s. 5d.)
35 francs for case & packing

"Much worn, wormeaten and damaged"

1522-1904