A Charles II scagliola and ebony cabinet, circa 1670, attributed to Baldassare Artima and possibly Diacinto Cawcy
Auction Closed
November 19, 05:30 PM GMT
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
the cabinet with two columns of four drawers separated by uprights decorated with Solomonic columns and above one long drawer, the drawers variously decorated in scagliola with birds, flowers, fruit and starbursts, the side panels with designs of large still-lifes of vases of flowers, on a later stand
cabinet only: 88cm high, 103cm wide, 46cm deep;
34 ⅝ in., 40 ½ in., 18 ⅛ in.
overall 178cm high, 104cm wide, 47cm deep;
70 ⅛ in., 40 ⅝ in., 18 ½ in.
Most likely commissioned by Elizabeth Countess of Lauerdale and Dysart (1626–1698) for Ham House, Richmond;
James Chinnery-Haldane (1840–1906);
Thence by descent;
Private collection.
C. Rowell, 'Scagliola by 'Baldassare Artima Romanus' at Ham House and elsewhere', in C. Rowell (ed.), Ham House: 400 Years of Collecting and Patronage, New Haven and London, 2013, p.210, figs.205 and 206.
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