Lot Essay
A related pair of cabinets was sold in these Rooms, 17 October 1987, lot 122.
Details
A REGENCY ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID ROSEWOOD, MAHOGANY, EBONIZED AND PARCEL-GILT SIDE CABINET
The later inverted breakfront simulated marble top with concave center above a frieze centered by a rectangular acanthus panel, the projecting sides with inset lion-masks, with a central grill-inset pleated silk-lined door enclosing a shelf, flanked by later mirror panels behind a pair of fluted columns, the ends with trellis and silk-lined panels, on a galleried platform and turned feet, adapted
37in. (94cm.) high, 62in. (157.5cm.) wide, 21½in. (55cm.) deep
The later inverted breakfront simulated marble top with concave center above a frieze centered by a rectangular acanthus panel, the projecting sides with inset lion-masks, with a central grill-inset pleated silk-lined door enclosing a shelf, flanked by later mirror panels behind a pair of fluted columns, the ends with trellis and silk-lined panels, on a galleried platform and turned feet, adapted
37in. (94cm.) high, 62in. (157.5cm.) wide, 21½in. (55cm.) deep
Provenance
With Temple Williams, Ltd., London
Christie's London, 7 April 1983, lot 141
Sold in these Rooms, 22 April 1989, lot 51
Christie's London, 7 April 1983, lot 141
Sold in these Rooms, 22 April 1989, lot 51
Literature
H.Hayward, ed., World Furniture, 1985, p.203, fig.752