A GEORGE III BRASS-BOUND MAHOGANY CELLARET

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A GEORGE III BRASS-BOUND MAHOGANY CELLARET
The octagonal hinged top centred by a marquetry star surrounded by radiating panels, enclosing a later metal liner, the sides with carrying handles, on square channelled legs with later brass castors, the brass banding possibly replaced
26 in. (66 cm.) high; 18 in. (45.5 cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

Messrs. A. Hepplewhite & Co. in their The Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer's Guide, 1788 (pl. 37) illustrated a 'Cellaret' pattern of this form, together with a plan for its bottle sections rayed from a central octagon compartment as appears on the inlay of this cistern.

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