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THE CABINET MID-19TH CENTURY, THE JAPANNED STAND VICTORIAN
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A JAPANESE SILVERED COPPER-MOUNTED BLACK AND GILT-LACQUER CABINET-ON-STAND
The cabinet mid-19th Century, the japanned stand Victorian
Decorated overall in various colours on a nashiji ground, with blossoms, the mounts engraved with foliage, the rectangular top with a scene of Lake Biwa, above a pair of concave cut-corner panelled doors decorated with ducks, Mount Fuji in the distance, enclosing an arrangement of seven variously-sized drawers, above a long drawer, the sides with carrying-handles, decorated on the reverse with island landscapes, on a stand with square legs headed by ogee corners, on Chinese feet
The cabinet: 44 in. (112 cm.) high; 42¾ in. 9108.5 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep
The height including the stand: 59 in. (150 cm.)
The cabinet mid-19th Century, the japanned stand Victorian
Decorated overall in various colours on a nashiji ground, with blossoms, the mounts engraved with foliage, the rectangular top with a scene of Lake Biwa, above a pair of concave cut-corner panelled doors decorated with ducks, Mount Fuji in the distance, enclosing an arrangement of seven variously-sized drawers, above a long drawer, the sides with carrying-handles, decorated on the reverse with island landscapes, on a stand with square legs headed by ogee corners, on Chinese feet
The cabinet: 44 in. (112 cm.) high; 42¾ in. 9108.5 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep
The height including the stand: 59 in. (150 cm.)
Provenance
Almost certainly bought by John Alexander, 4th Marquess of Bath (1831-1896) for Longleat, Wiltshire and by descent at Longleat.
Literature
1869 Inventory, The Marchioness' Sitting Room, 'A black and gold Japan lacquer Cabinet with folding doors and drawers mounted with white metal'.
1896 Inventory (4th Marquess' Heirlooms), The Marchioness of Bath's Sitting Room, '3 ft Lac Japanese cabinet filled seven drawers, two panelled doors, a deep drawer under decorated landscapes, birds and foliage, chased steel clasps on ebonised stand'.
1896 Inventory (4th Marquess' Heirlooms), The Marchioness of Bath's Sitting Room, '3 ft Lac Japanese cabinet filled seven drawers, two panelled doors, a deep drawer under decorated landscapes, birds and foliage, chased steel clasps on ebonised stand'.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.