FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE BLACK AND GILT-LACQUER ALTAR TABLES
FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Each decorated overall with dragons amongst clouds chasing flaming pearls and with exotic birds to the side panels
33 in. (84 cm.) high; 74 1/8 in. (88.3 cm.) wide; 16¼ in. (41.3 cm.) deep, and slightly shallower (2)

Provenance

The Earls of Pembroke, Wilton House, Wiltshire, and by descent to Reginald Herbert, 15th Earl of Pembroke (1880-1960) and by descent to his daughter
Patricia Smith, Viscountess Hambleden (1904-1994), wife of William Henry Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden (1903-1948) and thence by descent at Hambleden Manor, Buckinghamshire.

Special notice

This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

Sale room notice

Please note that the measurements should read as 188.3 cm wide.

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Lot Essay

These elegant tables, with their elongated 'altar' form and exotic decoration, were almost certainly inherited by the 3rd Viscount Hambleden through his wife, who was the daughter of the 15th Earl of Pembroke. Related pieces of Chinese and Chinese Export furniture remain at Wilton House, Wiltshire, some of which were undoubtedly inherited in the early 19th century from the Fitzwilliam family's Irish seat Coolattin, Co. Wicklow, such as the set of Chinese Export padouk dining-chairs in the Dining Room at Wilton.

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