EARLY 18TH CENTURY

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A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT DISPLAY-CABINET
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The rectangular moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors enclosing three shelves, the interior lined in pale yellow cotton, above two drawers on turned feet, the shelves formerly cut into the carcase at different levels, the feet apparently original, restorations to veneers
73½ in. (187 cm.) high; 52 in. (132 cm.) wide; 17 in. (43 cm.) deep

Provenance

Lady North, Glemham Hall, Suffolk before the house was sold in 1923, and possibly then removed to Waldershare Park, Kent.
Bought from Ronald A. Lee, Ormeley Lodge, Ham Common, 24 November 1954 for £575.

Literature

P. Macquoid, A History of English Furniture: The Age of Walnut, London, 1905, p.167, fig.150.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.

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Lot Essay

Glemham Hall, Suffolk was the home of Dudley North (d.1764), who formed a collection of magnificent 17th century furniture and which was illustrated in H. Avray Tipping, English Homes: Period IV - Vol I, London, 1920, pp. 405-416. The house remained in the family until 1829 when it passed to the North Earls of Guilford. Charlotte Maria, Lady North and mother of the 7th Earl of Guilford resided at Glemham from around 1860, with her son by her second marriage, R.Eden Dickson, Esq. When Glemham was sold in 1923 much of the furniture was moved to Waldershare Park, Kent; some items, including walnut and lacquered furniture, were subsequently sold by The Earl of Guilford at Christie's, London, 2 August 1945, lots 100-114.

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