Lot 12
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A DUTCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND KINGWOOD SIDE CABINET
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A DUTCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND KINGWOOD SIDE CABINET

THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

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A DUTCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND KINGWOOD SIDE CABINET
Third quarter 18th Century
Of bombé shape, the eared serpentine-fronted rectangular top above a pair of doors, simulating two rows of three drawers, enclosing a plain interior with a shelf and two drawers, the angles headed by rockwork and foliage, the waved apron centred by a C-scroll and rockwork clasp, on splayed foliate-mounted feet
32½ in. (83 cm.) high; 51½ in. (131 cm.) wide; 23½ in. (60 cm.) deep
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

It is an intriguing phenomenon, that the distinctive gilt-bronze mounts which embellish Dutch furniture in the French style, were, in fact, rarely produced in Holland. Remarkably, these 'picturesque' mounts can be traced to Britain and appear in a sales catalogue of a Birmingham metalwork firm, which was almost certainly manufacturing mounts for export (R. Baarsen, ''In de commode van Parijs tot Den Haag', Matthijs Horrix (1735-1809), een meubelmakermaker in Den Haag in de tweede helft van de 18de eeuw', Oud Holland 107 (1993), p. 195).

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