A George I Figured and Burr Walnut and Stained Field Maple Double Dome Bureau Cabinet, Circa 1715
Auction Closed
October 15, 06:30 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
the moulded arched cornice above two doors with later arched bevelled mirror plates enclosing a central cupboard flanked by ebonised half columns and an arrangement of drawers with pigeonholes above; the lower section with slant front enclosing an interior arrangement of a central cupboard surrounded by drawers and pigeonholes and a well with sliding cover and later green leather writing surface; above two shorter and two long drawers on later bun feet; the top previously fitted with finials and crest; back with paper label 2 50733 Wilryk; locks, handles and escutcheons later
height 88 in.; width 47 in.; depth 28 1/4 in.
223.5 cm; 119.5 cm; 71.5 cm
Private Collection, Belgium;
Sotheby's London, 7 July 2000, lot 34.
Historically referred to as 'mulberry wood', field maple was appreciated for its highly decorative figuring, which was enhanced by staining yellow with aqua fortis (nitric acid), a technique outlined in Stalker and Parker's 1688 Treatise of Japaning & Varnishing, then washed over with lampblack and smoothed with rushes before varnishing, creating an iridescent mottled effect evocative of tortoiseshell.
A similar double-dome bureau cabinet with stained field maple- veneered interior was sold Christie's New York, 7 April 2021, lot 7. This work was attributed to the London cabinetmaker John Coxed (d.1718), recorded at the White Swan in St Paul's Churchyard from 1711.
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