Lot 51
51
A VICTORIAN MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND IVORY-INLAID BLACK AND GILT JAPANNED PAPIER MÂCHÉ TRAY ON LATER STAND**
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A VICTORIAN MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND IVORY-INLAID BLACK AND GILT JAPANNED PAPIER MÂCHÉ TRAY ON LATER STAND**

THE TRAY BY JENNENS & BETTRIDGE AND MID-19TH CENTURY, THE STAND MODERN

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A VICTORIAN MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND IVORY-INLAID BLACK AND GILT JAPANNED PAPIER MÂCHÉ TRAY ON LATER STAND**
The tray by Jennens & Bettridge and mid-19th century, the stand modern
The shaped dished tray with gilt foliate trim and inlaid mother-of-pearl and ivory and polychrome-painted floral clasps to the corners, on a later black-japanned stand with simulated bamboo splayed legs joined by a similar X-stretcher, the tray stamped JENNENS & BETTRIDGE/MAKERS TO THE QUEEN beneath a crown
18½in. (47cm.) high, 31¼in. (79.5cm.) wide, 24½in. (62cm.) deep
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

Lot Essay

Messrs. A. Jennens and T.H. Bettridge were the most celebrated of the Birmingham papier maché manufacturers, who flourished between 1816 and 1864. Their early production consisted mainly of trays, decorated chiefly by Joseph Booth, who was known for his 'exquisite imitations of Chinese and Japanese ornament'. An example of the latter was produced for the Prince Regent in 1824 (see G.Beard and C.Gilbert, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, 1986, p.484).

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