Lot Essay
This cellaret, with bacchic lion-paw feet and serpentined (strigil) 'sarcophagus' flutes, is enriched in the French manner with ring-bearing lions hung from ribbon-bands. An oval cistern with related strigil flutes and bacchic lion-masks, almost certainly inspired by antique prototypes such as the 'fountain' from Rocheggeani's Monumenti Antichi (illustrated in H. Moses, Collection of Antique Vases etc., 1814, pl. 145) features in Thomas Sheraton's Cabinet Dictionary, 1807, pl. 66.
A related pair, although with brass rather than carved feet, is illustrated in M. Jourdain and F. Rose, English Furniture: The Georgian Period, London, 1953, pl. 163, while a further example is illustrated in C. Musgrave, Regency Furniture, London, 1961, pl. 84. A very similar wine cooler is illustrated in M. Harris & Sons, A Catalogue and Index of Old Furniture and Works of Decorative Art, Part III, n.d., p. 407, F. 1673.
Related pairs of cisterns were sold from the Tritton Collection at Godmersham Park, Christie's house Sale, 6-9 June 1983, lots 7-8 and anonymously, in these Rooms, 8 July 1993, lot 53.
A wine-cooler of the same model from the property of Mr. Edward Sarofim will be offered in these Rooms, 16 November 1995, lot 148
A related pair, although with brass rather than carved feet, is illustrated in M. Jourdain and F. Rose, English Furniture: The Georgian Period, London, 1953, pl. 163, while a further example is illustrated in C. Musgrave, Regency Furniture, London, 1961, pl. 84. A very similar wine cooler is illustrated in M. Harris & Sons, A Catalogue and Index of Old Furniture and Works of Decorative Art, Part III, n.d., p. 407, F. 1673.
Related pairs of cisterns were sold from the Tritton Collection at Godmersham Park, Christie's house Sale, 6-9 June 1983, lots 7-8 and anonymously, in these Rooms, 8 July 1993, lot 53.
A wine-cooler of the same model from the property of Mr. Edward Sarofim will be offered in these Rooms, 16 November 1995, lot 148