A WILLIAM AND MARY OYSTER-VENEERED WALNUT, GREEN-STAINED IVORY-INLAID AND MARQUETRY LACE BOX

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THE PROPERTY OF THE EXECUTORS OF THE LATE SIR EMMANUEL KAYE C.B.E. (LOTS 301-451)

A WILLIAM AND MARY OYSTER-VENEERED WALNUT, GREEN-STAINED IVORY-INLAID AND MARQUETRY LACE BOX

ON A LATER STAND

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A WILLIAM AND MARY OYSTER-VENEERED WALNUT, GREEN-STAINED IVORY-INLAID AND MARQUETRY LACE BOX
On a later stand
The rectangular moulded hinged top inlaid with an oval with floral marquetry spray surrounded by a bird, the spandrels inlaid with floral sprays, the interior fitted with an associated 18th Century mirror and later fitted pink silk compartments
24 in. (61 cm.) high; 23 in. (58.5 cm.) wide; 18¼ in. (46.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

A Private Collection, formed under the guidance of R. W. Symonds, sold Sotheby's London, 28 May 1982, lot 48 (£1,650) and bought through Mallett, London.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

A closely related box with almost identical arrangement of panels and marquetry, formerly in the possession of Percy Macquoid and sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 7 October 1993, lot 128. The latter was also illustrated in R. Edwards & P. Macquoid, The Dictionary of English Furniture, rev. ed., London, 1954, vol. I, p. 104, p. 14.

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