Lot 277
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 
A SPANISH COLONIAL GILT-METAL-MOUNTED, MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID TORTOISESHELL AND EBONY CABINET-ON-STAND

THE CABINET, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY, THE EBONISED STAND SPANISH AND OF LATER DATE

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A SPANISH COLONIAL GILT-METAL-MOUNTED, MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID TORTOISESHELL AND EBONY CABINET-ON-STAND
THE CABINET, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY, THE EBONISED STAND SPANISH AND OF LATER DATE
Inlaid overall with foliate scrolls, stylised flowerheads and strapwork, rectangular top with canted sides surrounded by a pierced cresting, above a scroll-decorated frieze, two short and one long drawers, simulating as two drawers, each side fitted with a cupboard, above a moulded base, the stand studded with masks, on turned legs joined by conforming stretchers and wrought iron stays and terminating in ball feet, with clue-border paper label to the reverse, the locks replaced
66¼ in. (168.5 cm.) high; 55½ in. (141 cm.) wide; 17¼ in. (44 cm.) deep
Provenance
Castelana Subastas, Madrid, 12 February 1999.
Special notice
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. Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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Lot Essay

Mueble enconchado, or mother-of-pearl-inlaid furniture, was a sumptuous and highly sought-after style in Colonial Latin American society, which originated in the Spanish Philippines in the early 17th century. Possibly the most celebrate piece of furniture decorated in this technique was a wedding gift for the grand-daughter of the Viceroy of Peru and is now in the Dallas Museum of Art (H. Hayward, World Furniture, New York, 1965, p. 106, fig. 371). A further relating cabinet is illustrated in J. Rishel and S. Stratton-Pruitt, The Arts in Latin America 1492-1820, 2006, pp. 491. Dated to the 18th century it is now on display in the Museo Pedro de Osma in Lima Peru.

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