A NORTH EUROPEAN BRASS-MOUNTED POLYCHROME AND GILT-JAPANNED CABINET ON A CHARLES II GILTWOOD STAND

THE CABINET LATE 17TH CENTURY

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A NORTH EUROPEAN BRASS-MOUNTED POLYCHROME AND GILT-JAPANNED CABINET ON A CHARLES II GILTWOOD STAND
The cabinet late 17th Century
The cabinet decorated overall with raised decoration of flowers, foliage, birds and figures, the rectangular top above a pair of doors with a scene of a nobleman being pulled in a carriage, enclosing an arrangement of eleven variously-sized drawers, the doors with pierced foliate hinges, the stand with a pierced scrolled acanthus apron centred by a pair of cherubs flanking a cartouche and a basket of roses, the sides with pierced drapery and acanthus aprons, on acanthus-clasped serpentine legs joined by an H-shaped stretcher, on acanthus-scrolled feet, the gilding with a later varnish and the right-hand side bleached
54 in. (137 cm.) wide; 63½ in. (161.5 cm.) high; 23 in. (58.5 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

The giltwood stand for this cabinet is similar to one for a Japanese-Export cabinet which was probably supplied to Elizabeth, Lady Astry (d. 1709) for Henbury, Gloucestershire, and later at Hinwick House, Bedfordshire. It was recorded in the Dining-Room at Henbury in a 1709 inventory, and described as a 'fine Japan cabinet with a gilt frame'. It descended in the Orlebar family until sold by The Reverend Ian Graham-Orlebar, in these Rooms, 9 April 1992, lot 172.

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