CIRCA 1760, IN THE MANNER OF WILLIAM VILE, NOW WITH LATER GILDING

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY GLAZED TABLE-TOP LANTERN OR DISPLAY CABINET
CIRCA 1760, IN THE MANNER OF WILLIAM VILE, NOW WITH LATER GILDING
The gothic arched shaped top surmounted by a pair of foliate finials above pierced quatrefoil panels with gilt paper lining, the glazed front, reverse and sides enclosing a pair of green velvet shelves, on carved paw feet
31 ½ in. (80 cm.) high; 19 ¾ in. (50 cm.) wide; 12 ½ in. (32 cm.) deep

Provenance

Almost certainly Thomas Osborne, 4th Duke of Leeds (d. 1789) probably for Kiveton Park, and subsequently moved to Hornby Castle, Yorkshire, and thence by descent.

Literature

'Hornby Castle', Country Life, 14 July 1906, p. 57, iIIustrated in 'The Great Hall'.

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Lot Essay

This idiosyncratic work of art possibly corresponds to either 'An Or molu Jewel Stand with glass Shade' in the 'State Bow Drawing room' (p. 15), or 'A Glass case Jewel stand with shelf and Gallery Gilt Lock & key' in the 'Third Drawing Room' (p. 24) in 'An Inventory and Valuation of the Household Furniture... the property of His Grace The late Duke of Leeds... Hornby Castle, Yorkshire' dated September 1838. While its original function is unclear, it is conceivable that by the 1830s it had been appropriated as a table-top vitrine.

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