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A PAIR OF REGENCY BRASS-INLAID AND MOUNTED ROSEWOOD, CALAMANDER EBONISED AND PARCEL-GILT CHIFFONNIERS

EARLY 19TH CENTURY, THE CUPBOARD AND SUPERSTRUCTURE LATER

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A PAIR OF REGENCY BRASS-INLAID AND MOUNTED ROSEWOOD, CALAMANDER EBONISED AND PARCEL-GILT CHIFFONNIERS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY, THE CUPBOARD AND SUPERSTRUCTURE LATER
Each with later mirrored superstructure with rectangular top with pierced brass three-quarter gallery and shaped gilt-brass supports, above a shelf crossbanded in calamander, above a plain frieze, on scrolled legs headed by palms, ending in paw feet, on a calamander-crossbanded undertier and moulded rectangular plinth, with later inserted cabinet with yellow pleated silk door centred by a starburst, enclosing two shelves
50 in. (127 cm.) high; 37 in. (94 cm.) wide; 14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) deep (2)

Provenance

Acquired from Trevor Ltd., London.

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Lot Essay

Pairs of such chiffonier commodes with shelves for books and china became fashionable around 1800 and generally flanked the living room fireplace. With their plinth-supported and palm-wrapped trusses terminating in bacchic lion-paws, they also reflect the robust Grecian fashion of the early 19th century. A related chiffonier, with brass-trellised doors, was sold anonymously, Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 19 June 1991, lot 1029.

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