Spetchley - Property from the Berkeley Collection

Spetchley - Property from the Berkeley Collection

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 110. A HIGH-RELIEF CARVED EBONY TABLE CABINET, PROBABLY COROMANDEL COAST OR BATAVIA, LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY.

A HIGH-RELIEF CARVED EBONY TABLE CABINET, PROBABLY COROMANDEL COAST OR BATAVIA, LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY

UK: Greenford Park WarehouseRestricted Species

Auction Closed

December 11, 04:05 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A HIGH-RELIEF CARVED EBONY TABLE CABINET, PROBABLY COROMANDEL COAST OR BATAVIA, LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY

carved to each side, with a pair of doors enclosing seven small drawers, the carcass of Indian rosewood, with paper label initialled 'MCB' in manuscript, on an associated 19th century ebonised oak stand

108cm. high, 51cm. wide, 33cm. deep; 3ft. 6½in., 1ft. 8in., 1ft. 1in.


This lot contains endangered species. Sotheby's recommends that buyers check with their own government regarding any importation requirements prior to placing a bid. Please note that Sotheby's will not assist buyers with the shipment of this lot to the US. A buyer's inability to export or import these lots cannot justify a delay in payment or sale cancellation.

'MCB' most likely relates to Lady Mary Catherine Berkeley (1829-1924)

Jan Veenendaal discusses relief carved ebony surfaces in these exotic pieces in his seminal text Furniture from Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India, Delft, 1985. He identifies two distinct periods relating to carved detail and references several examples to support this categorisation. Jan Veenendaal dates low-relief carving to between 1650-1680 and gives the high relief carving in the present lot to between 1680-1720.