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LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY CUTLERY BOX
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Of fluted urn-shape with ebonized upright handles, inlaid with band of scrolling flowers, with removable slotted interior
23 ¼ in. (59 cm.) high
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Of fluted urn-shape with ebonized upright handles, inlaid with band of scrolling flowers, with removable slotted interior
23 ¼ in. (59 cm.) high
Provenance
Rogers Fund, 1911.
Literature
Vasemania: Neoclassical Form and Ornament in Europe: Selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2004, no. 68, p. 133.
Exhibited
New York, The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture, Vasemania: Neoclassical Form and Ornament in Europe: Selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 22 July-17 October 2004.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thinking Outside the Box: European Cabinets, Caskets and Cases from the Permanent Collection (1500-1900), 7 December 2010- 30 October 2011.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thinking Outside the Box: European Cabinets, Caskets and Cases from the Permanent Collection (1500-1900), 7 December 2010- 30 October 2011.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.