LAST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

細節

A GEORGE III SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRY CELLARET
LAST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Banded overall in tulipwood and harewood, the octagonal hinged top with a central oval medallion with radiating veneer, the frieze, side and apron inlaid with swagged husks, with ivory escutcheon enclosing a modern removable metal liner, the sides with carrying-handles, on square tapering legs, headed by pierced angle-brackets, brass caps and castors
29 in. (73.5 cm.) high; 24 ¼ in. (61.5 cm.) wide; 19 ½ in. (49.5 cm.) deep

來源

Mrs. Blackie, by whom given in 1897 to
Mrs. James Lorimer, Kellie Castle, Fife; Christie's, London, 10 April 1986, lot 93.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 8 July 1993, lot 114.

注意事項

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

拍品專文

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 (1809-1895) 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