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A GEORGE III BRASS-BOUND MAHOGANY WINE-COOLER
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A GEORGE III BRASS-BOUND MAHOGANY WINE-COOLER

CIRCA 1755-1765

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A GEORGE III BRASS-BOUND MAHOGANY WINE-COOLER
CIRCA 1755-1765
Of oval slatted form with two brass bands, with lion-mask ring handles
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high; 25½ in. (65 cm.) wide; 16¼ in. (41 cm.) deep
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Two oval wine-coolers with the same pattern of lion-mask ring-handle and with stands with fluted tapering legs were supplied to William, 5th Earl of Dumfries for Dumfries House, Ayrshire in 1763 by Thomas Chippendale (d. 1779). They were invoiced as 'To 2 mahogany Oval Cisterns with brass hoops & handles' (C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, London, 1978, vol. I, pp. 139, and vol. II, pp. 78-9, pls. 121-3).

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