Lot Essay
The decoration of the lid after Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-1873). A related cabinet is illustrated by H.D. Molesworth, Hoogtepunten van de meubelkunst, Amsterdam, 1969, p. 286, pl. 481.
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SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Details
An English polychrome-painted and gilt papier mache jewellery cabinet
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Decorated overall with simulated burr-walnut panels, the shaped hinged top depicting two dogs signed Dignity and Impudence, enclosing a fitted interior with various open compartments, the pair of doors enclosing a fitted interior with four drawers
30 cm. high x 26 cm. wide x 22 cm. deep
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Decorated overall with simulated burr-walnut panels, the shaped hinged top depicting two dogs signed Dignity and Impudence, enclosing a fitted interior with various open compartments, the pair of doors enclosing a fitted interior with four drawers
30 cm. high x 26 cm. wide x 22 cm. deep
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