Lot 114
114
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A GEORGE III SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRY OCTAGONAL CELLARET, crossbanded overall with octo-veneered hinged top centred by an oval patera with central floral sprig, the frieze inlaid with trailing bell-husks and enclosing a mahogany-lined interior, the tapering body inlaid with a ribbon-tied ivory escutcheon and with garlanded husk-swagged panels, with brass handles to the sides, on square tapering legs with pierced arched angle brackets, brass caps and castors, restorations, one leg partially resupported

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A GEORGE III SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRY OCTAGONAL CELLARET, crossbanded overall with octo-veneered hinged top centred by an oval patera with central floral sprig, the frieze inlaid with trailing bell-husks and enclosing a mahogany-lined interior, the tapering body inlaid with a ribbon-tied ivory escutcheon and with garlanded husk-swagged panels, with brass handles to the sides, on square tapering legs with pierced arched angle brackets, brass caps and castors, restorations, one leg partially resupported
25in. (63.5cm.) wide; 29in. (73.5cm.) high; 20in. (51cm.) deep
Provenance
Mrs. James Lorimer, Kellie Castle, Fife
Thence by descent until sold in these Rooms, 10 April 1986, lot 93

Lot Essay

The octagonal 'wine-celleret ' (sic) and dining-room furniture inlaid with segmented-medallions and ribbon-tied drapery with husk-festoons are illustrated in A. Hepplewhite & Co., The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide, 1788.

Mrs. Blackie, the widow of the eminent philosopher and Professor of Greek at Edinburgh University John Stuart Blackie (1809-95) gave this cellaret to her cousin in 1897. It was intended for the Drawing Room at Kellie, which had been restored by James Lorimer in 1876

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