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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY OVAL BUTLER'S TRAY
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY OVAL BUTLER'S TRAY

CIRCA 1763

Details
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY OVAL BUTLER'S TRAY
CIRCA 1763
With four hinged flaps, each with a pierced carrying-handle, with later underframe
35¼ x 30 in. (89.5 x 76 cm.), open
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Lot Essay

Two butler's trays of nearly identical design were probably supplied to William, 5th Earl of Dumfries by Thomas Chippendale for Dumfries House, Ayrshire. They are likely to be those recorded in Chippendale's 1763 bill as one of '2 large mahogany Butler's Trays, £1.3'.

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