Provenance & Patina: Important English Furniture from a West Coast Collection

Provenance & Patina: Important English Furniture from a West Coast Collection

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 1004. A William and Mary Black and Gilt-Japanned Cabinet on Silvered Stand, Circa 1685.

A William and Mary Black and Gilt-Japanned Cabinet on Silvered Stand, Circa 1685

Auction Closed

June 18, 08:33 PM GMT

Estimate

40,000 - 60,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

the upper part decorated with flowers and animals and scenery depicting homes in a coastal landscape, centered by a chased gilt brass lock plate and with mounts and pierced strap hinges to the sides, the doors opening to reveal ten drawers similarly decorated, the carved silvered stand centered by a figure carrying a basket of flowers surrounded by eagles and floral decorations, with shaped legs carved with putti carrying flowers terminating in intricately scrolled feet


height 66 in.; width 48 in.; depth 24 in.

167.6 cm; 121.9 cm; 61 cm

Sir Robert Cooke, Athelhampton House, Dorsetshire;

Duke's Dorchester, Athelhampton House on the Premises, 9 October 2019, lot 145;

Rolleston, London.

G. Jackson-Stops (ed), The Treasure Houses of Britain, New Haven, 1985, p.198.

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., The Treasure Houses of Britain, 1984.


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