Lot 168
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A GEORGE III BRASS-BOUND BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED CELLARET ON LATER STAND
A GEORGE III BRASS-BOUND BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED CELLARET ON LATER STAND

THE CELLARETTE CIRCA 1765

Details
A GEORGE III BRASS-BOUND BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED CELLARET ON LATER STAND
The cellarette Circa 1765
Of oval form with an integral metal liner, decorated with flowers and birds, on a stand with straight splayed legs, headed by pierced brackets, brass banding later
22in. (58.5cm.) high, 24in. (63cm.) wide, 18in. (47cm.) deep

Lot Essay

The taste for chinoiserie as promoted by Thomas Chippendale from the late 1750's was particularly popular for bedrooms and as such, this cellaret with its japanned decoration is a rarity. An early eighteenth century example similarly decorated on a metal body is illustrated in R.Butler, The Book of Wine Antiques, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1987, col. pl.21. Another scarlet ground tle jardiniere is in the collection of the Dukes of Beaufort at Badminton.