Lot 58
58
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY DISPLAY CABINET with moulded rectangular top, and pierced fretwork gallery above two glazed doors carved with blind fretwork enclosing a divided mirrored interior, the base carved with blind fretwork with pierced spandrels on channelled square camfered legs with conforming decoration on block feet, with inscription PART 6.11.42

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY DISPLAY CABINET with moulded rectangular top, and pierced fretwork gallery above two glazed doors carved with blind fretwork enclosing a divided mirrored interior, the base carved with blind fretwork with pierced spandrels on channelled square camfered legs with conforming decoration on block feet, with inscription PART 6.11.42
37in. (94cm.) wide; 60in. (122.5cm.) high; 18in. (46cm.) deep

Lot Essay

William Ince and John Mayhew in their Universal System of Household Furniture, 1762, illustrate a similar china case for Japanning, the inside all of looking-glass, in that manner it has been executed and has a very elegant effect.

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