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John Boson was a
cabinet maker and
carver whose work is associated with that of
William Kent. It is said that if he hadn't died at such a relatively young age then his place would have been assured in the history of furniture making in the
United Kingdom. He was born around the year
1705 and it's most likely that he learned his trade and served his apprenticeship near the naval ship yards of
Deptford, for by the 1720s he'd a yard and workshop in
Greenwich. His name first appeared as that of a carver when he worked on
St. George's Church, Bloomsbury in
London. In
1725 his first domestic work is recorded when he made carvings for 4 St James's Square, London. He was at the same time one of the craftsmen employed to work on the
Fifty New Churches designed by Sir
Christopher Wren. He didn't neglect the secular and domestic market and he's recorded as a worker at
India House, Leadenhall Street in
1730; this time with a partner named John How. He is well known for his carved chimney-pieces and there are good examples in the 'Great Room' at
Baylies,
Stoke Poges,
Buckinghamshire and another example at
Sir Michael Newton's seat of
Culverthorpe,
Lincolnshire. The 1730s were the years of Boson's greatest success and it was during this time that he regularly carried out work for
Frederick, Prince of Wales at his houses at
Leicester Fields,
Kew Palace, and
Cliveden, Buckinghamshire.
There are very few pieces that are recorded as being the work of John Boson and only seven pieces remain complete with their receipts. One of these is a large carved and gilt mirror that's in the collection of the
Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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