拍品 245
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND PLUM-PUDDING MAHOGANY BOOKCASE-CABINET
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF MR. AND MRS. WATSON-VON SKRENSKY (LOTS 241-247)
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND PLUM-PUDDING MAHOGANY BOOKCASE-CABINET

IN THE MANNER OF MAYHEW AND INCE, CIRCA 1770

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND PLUM-PUDDING MAHOGANY BOOKCASE-CABINET
In the manner of Mayhew and Ince, circa 1770
In two sections, the dentilled and fluted cornice above a pair of Gothic-arched glazed doors enclosing three movable shelves, the outset base with molded edge above a pair of cut-corner panelled doors each with circular reserve with boxwood stringing enclosing three cedar linen shelves, on bracket feet, the back of rear left foot replaced
85½in. (217cm.) high, 49½in. (126cm.) wide, 22½in. (57cm.) deep

拍品專文

The distinctive pattern glazing-bars, particularly the shaped lower bar, together with the cut-corner panelled doors match those on a breakfront-cabinet sold the Property of a Lady, Christie's London, 4 July 1996, lot 338. The breakfront was attributed to Mayhew and Ince on the basis of its distinctive inlay and overall quality. Similarly, this cabinet's crisply carved paterae intersperced with fluting and mottled mahogany panels indicate that this was made by a pre-eminent London cabinet-maker.