Lot 486
486
A GEORGE III BRASS-BOUND MAHOGANY WINE-COOLER ON STAND
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A GEORGE III BRASS-BOUND MAHOGANY WINE-COOLER ON STAND

LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A GEORGE III BRASS-BOUND MAHOGANY WINE-COOLER ON STAND
Late 18th century
The oval body with carrying-handles and lead-lined interior, on square tapering legs with brass caps and castors
21 in. (53 cm.) high; 26 in. (66 cm.) wide; 17½ in. (44 cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

Related 'brass hoop' cisterns were supplied in 1759 for Dumfries House, Scotland by Thomas Chippendale (d.1779) (C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, London, 1978, vol. 11, fig 121). A similar one, supplied for Novar, Scotland is featured in J. Zoffany's 1781 portrait entitled the 'Ferguson Group' (R.Edwards, The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture, 1954 p.640, fig 7).

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