POSSIBLY BY EDWARD SMITH, DATED 1744

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A GEORGE II BRASS-MOUNTED LEATHER TRUNK*
POSSIBLY BY EDWARD SMITH, DATED 1744
The arched hinged lid over a rectangular case with old paper lining to interior, with scrolling floral decoration overall, bearing a tag with accession number 60.46.8
21 in. (53 cm.) high, 41½ in. (105 cm.) wide, 21¼ in. (54 cm.) deep

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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

Lot Essay

Travelling trunks of this form with similar decorative brass-studding originated in the seventeenth century and continued to be produced, relatively unaltered in form right through to the reign of George II. George II's coffer-maker, Edward Smith, supplied both the king and various members of the court with a large number of trunks covered with 'russia leather' (P. Macquoid and R. Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, London, rev.ed., 1954, vol. II, p. 17). A related trunk, bearing Edward Smith's trade label was sold anonymously, Christie's, New York, 21 October 1999, lot 295.

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