A NORTH EUROPEAN WALNUT, BURR-WALNUT, FRUITWOOD, MARQUETRY, PEWTER-INLAID AND EBONISED BOX
23.05.2024 10:30UTC +01:00
Classic
Starting price
5000GBP £ 5 000
| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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| Event location | United Kingdom, London |
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ID 1225563
Lot 44 | A NORTH EUROPEAN WALNUT, BURR-WALNUT, FRUITWOOD, MARQUETRY, PEWTER-INLAID AND EBONISED BOX
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 8 000
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The hinged lid centred by a cartouche depicting a rider, three huntsmen and a dog, within a dense foliate frame and foliate strapwork, the reverse of the top centred by a bird and butterflies perched on a flower, the borders of the top and side panels further inlaid with scrolling foliage, the top with ebonised moulded edge, plinth base and later bun feet, the underside with rectangular blue-bordered label inscribed '1404'
6 in. (15 cm.) high; 21 in. (53.5 cm.) wide; 15 ¾ in. (40 cm.) deep
Provenance
By repute, Baron Mayer Amschel de Rothschild, Mentmore Towers, Buckinghamshire and by descent to his daughter
Hannah de Rothschild, wife of the 5th Earl of Rosebery (m. 1878).
By descent to the 7th Earl of Rosebery, Mentmore Towers, Buckinghamshire; sold Sotheby's house sale, 18-27 May 1977.
| Applied technique: | Marquetry |
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| Art style: | Baroque, Old Masters |
| Applied technique: | Marquetry |
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| Art style: | Baroque, Old Masters |
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CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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