A carved mulberry wood casket, mid 18th century

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A carved mulberry wood casket, mid 18th century
the lid carved with centralised coat of arms, surrounded by fruiting mulberry branches on a punched ground, the escutcheon carved with the head of Shakespeare, the sides with a geometric design, on bracket feet, the underside stamped GEORGE COOPER STRATFORD UPON AVON MAKER 1759 -- 7IN. (17.7CM.) WIDE

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. All lots sold not cleared by 1.00p.m. on the Thursday following the sale will be removed to the warehouse of: Cadogan Tate Ltd., Fine Art Services Cadogan House, 2 Relay Road London W12 7JS Telephone: 44 (0)20 8753 3700 Facsimile: 44 (0)20 8753 3701 Lots will be available for collection following transfer to Cadogan Tate on the Friday following the sale and every weekday from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE TO PURCHASERS WHO COLLECT THEIR LOTS WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE SALE. On the Thursday one week after the sale, a transfer and administration charge of £18.50 per lot will be payable and a storage charge of £3.20 per lot per day will then come into effect. These charges are payable to Cadogan Tate and are subject to VAT and an insurance surcharge.

Lot Essay

THIS CASKET IS ONE OF THE MANY EXAMPLES OF SOUVENIRS MADE BY REPUTE FROM THE MULBERRY TREE WHICH GREW IN WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S GARDEN AT NEW PLACE, STRATFORD UPON AVON. GEORGE COOPER, WHOSE NAME IS RECORDED IN 1759 AS A LOCAL JOINER WHO APPARENTLY PURCHASED A PORTION OF THE UP-ROOTED TREE. A COMPARABLE TEA CADDY WAS SOLD AT SOTHEBY'S, LONDON, LOT 1, IMPORTANT ENGLISH FURNITURE, NOVEMBER 2000.

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