AN EARLY VICTORIAN MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID BLACK AND GILT LACQUER PAPIER-MÂCHÉ WINE TRAY ON LATER STAND

THE TRAY MID-19TH CENTURY, DESIGNED BY RICHARD REDGRAVE FOR JENNENS & BETTRIDGE

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AN EARLY VICTORIAN MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID BLACK AND GILT LACQUER PAPIER-MÂCHÉ WINE TRAY ON LATER STAND
the tray mid-19th century, designed by richard redgrave for jennens & bettridge
The shaped dished tray with a shaped central compartment flanked by a pair of circular decanter wells decorated with trailing grapevines, the later stand on splayed legs joined by a similar T-form stretcher, the tray with registration brand 'SF/R.REDGRAVE/R.B./REG/1847' and impressed 'JENNENS & BETTRIDGE/MAKERS TO THE QUEEN' with a crown
19¼in. (49cm.) high, 28½in. (78.5cm.) wide, 14¾in. (37.5cm.) deep

Lot Essay

Jennens and Bettridge of Birmingham was one of the most prolific firms producing papier mâché goods in a variety of forms. They were founded in 1816 and are recorded working until 1864. A wine tray of this form designed by Richard Redgrave for the Summerly Art Manufacturers in 1847 is illustrated in S.S.DeVoe, English Papier Mâché of the Georgian and Victorian Periods, 1971, p.153, fig.126.