THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A Descendant of J.S. SYKES, Esq.
(Lots 300-310)
A CHARLES II RED AND GILT-JAPANNED CABINET ON A SILVERED STAND
Details
A CHARLES II RED AND GILT-JAPANNED CABINET ON A SILVERED STAND
Mounted overall with foliate gilt-brass lockplates and hinges, decorated with chinoiserie figures, birds, trees and buildings, the top, front and sides with a stylised leaf border, the rectangular top above a pair of doors enclosing ten variously-sized drawers, the silvered stand with a foliate top edge and pierced foliate apron centred by a basket of flowers supported by winged putti, on double cabriole legs carved with flowerheads and foliage, and on scroll feet, the stand re-silvered, traces of gilding, restorations to the lacquer
the cabinet: 19½in. (49.5cm.) wide
the stand: 25½in. (65cm.) wide; 49¼in. (125cm.) high; 16in. (40.5cm.) deep
Mounted overall with foliate gilt-brass lockplates and hinges, decorated with chinoiserie figures, birds, trees and buildings, the top, front and sides with a stylised leaf border, the rectangular top above a pair of doors enclosing ten variously-sized drawers, the silvered stand with a foliate top edge and pierced foliate apron centred by a basket of flowers supported by winged putti, on double cabriole legs carved with flowerheads and foliage, and on scroll feet, the stand re-silvered, traces of gilding, restorations to the lacquer
the cabinet: 19½in. (49.5cm.) wide
the stand: 25½in. (65cm.) wide; 49¼in. (125cm.) high; 16in. (40.5cm.) deep
Provenance
Percival D. Griffiths, Esq.
J.S. Sykes, Esq.
Thence by descent
J.S. Sykes, Esq.
Thence by descent
Literature
R.W. Symonds, Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks, London, 1940, p. 85, col. pl. VII