Lot 20
20
AN EARLY VICTORIAN 'ANTIQUARIAN' OAK WARDROBE
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN 'ANTIQUARIAN' OAK WARDROBE

SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, INCORPORATING EARLIER ELEMENTS

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AN EARLY VICTORIAN 'ANTIQUARIAN' OAK WARDROBE
SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, INCORPORATING EARLIER ELEMENTS
The rectangular cornice above an arcaded frieze and a pair of doors carved with scrolling foliage and strapwork enclosing a scene of a coronation on the left and a group of figures in a building on the right, enclosing six ash-lined slides, above an ash-lined drawer carved with sea horses, and integral shaped apron, on bracket feet
83¼ in. (211.5 cm.) high; 61¾ in. (157 cm.) wide; 26½ in. (67.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Thomas Parker (1811-1896), 6th Earl of Macclesfield, Shirburn Castle, who in 1842 married (as his 2nd wife) Lady Mary Frances Grosvenor, and by descent at Shirburn.
Special notice
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

The wardrobe, designed in the antiquarian fashion, is richly carved in the 17th century Flemish manner and relates to the traditional French marriage 'armoire'. The mosaiced compartments of its doors include crown-bearing cherubs hovering above a relief carving of figures making their marriage vows. Its frieze is carved in the Louis XIV 'Roman' fashion with birds perched amongst meandering acanthus and attending a 'Venus' shell and fruit-basket emblematic of Abundance.

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