Lot Essay
The upper section: probably supplied to Henry Arthur Herbert (1703-1772), 1st Earl of Powis (2nd creation, 1748), of Oakly Park, Shropshire and Powis Castle, Powys, North Wales.
ON A LATER BASE
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A GEORGE II MAHOGANY DISPLAY-CABINET
On a later base
The rectangular moulded cornice above a glazed door enclosing a mirror panel to the back and a pair of later shelves, the sides conformingly glazed, above a pair of panelled doors enclosing an adjustable shelf, on bracket feet, restorations, the back right foot lacking the bracket, the base section 20th Century but re-using the original metalwork
36½ in. (93 cm.) wide; 89 in. (226 cm.) high; 15 in. (38 cm.) deep
On a later base
The rectangular moulded cornice above a glazed door enclosing a mirror panel to the back and a pair of later shelves, the sides conformingly glazed, above a pair of panelled doors enclosing an adjustable shelf, on bracket feet, restorations, the back right foot lacking the bracket, the base section 20th Century but re-using the original metalwork
36½ in. (93 cm.) wide; 89 in. (226 cm.) high; 15 in. (38 cm.) deep