A REGENCY PENWORK MEDAL CABINET ON LATER STAND
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Decorated overall with ornate neo-classical design, the cornice centered by the arms of the Duke of Argyll, above a pair of doors with torch-bearing griffins concealing ten small fitted drawers, on a later stand
29 ½ in. (75 cm.) high, 13 ¼ in. (33.5 cm.) wide, 15 in. (38 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired from Fleming and Meers, Washington D.C.
Lot Essay
This medal cabinet was likely supplied to George William Campbell (1768-1839), 6th Duke of Argyll. He succeeded to the title in 1806.