CIRCA 1810, ATTRIBUTED TO RICHARD GOODMAN, THE BOTTOM PLINTH OF A LATER DATE

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A REGENCY BRASS AND IVORY-INLAID MAHOGANY AND PARCEL-EBONIZED WINE COOLER**
Circa 1810, attributed to Richard Goodman, the bottom plinth of a later date
Of sarcophagus form with a caddy top, surmounted by an acorn finial, opening to a lead-lined interior, the case with central panel with lion's mask handle and rosette medallions, with scrolling angle supports on a plinth base, underside inscribed SAE, central handle replaced
25½in. (65cm.) high, 29in. (74cm.) wide, 22½in. (57cm.) deep

注意事項

Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species. Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country

拍品專文

This 'sarcophagus' wine cooler has scrolled angle supports, and its facade displays a bacchic lion mask enclosed in a hollow-cornered tablet with rose-flowered paterae. It is designed in the 'Grecian' manner popularized by Thomas Sheraton's Cabinet Dictionary, 1803.

The ivory appointments of this cellaret directly relate to those on a writing-table made by Richard Goodman, of Sun Street, to Commemorate Captain James Cook and his ship, the HMS Resolution, in 1810 (C. Gilbert, Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, London, 1996, p. 30 and figs 403- 405). The Cook table incorporates a section of timber from the Resolution and bears Goodman's manufacturing label, touting his products as 'Solid cabinet work for exportation suitable to any climate'. Both pieces share the very stylised palm-flowered trusses and engraved details, while the cellaret's ivory embellishment is partially applied rather than inlaid. The Cook table was sold from the Alan Bond collection, Goodmans, Sydney, Australia, 28 April 2003.