A REGENCY ORMOLU-MOUNTED BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED PAPIER MACHE, EBONISED AND MAHOGANY SIDE CABINET
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ID 1308932
Lot 80 | A REGENCY ORMOLU-MOUNTED BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED PAPIER MACHE, EBONISED AND MAHOGANY SIDE CABINET
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 8 000
BY HENRY CLAY, CIRCA 1825
The later rectangular white marble top painted to simulate Siena marble, above two papier-mâché doors decorated with simulated Japanese lacquer panels, enclosing an adjustable shelf, flanked by spirally-reeded columns and bun feet, stamped 'CLAY LONDON' to the reverse of each door
31 in. (78.7 cm.) high; 49¾ in. (126.4 cm.) wide; 12 in. (30.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Property of a Trust; Christie's, 23 November 2006, lot 68, where acquired for the present collection.
Literature
Y. Jones, Japanned Papier Mâché and Tinware, c. 1740-1940. Woodbridge, 2012, pp. 244-245, pl. 266.
| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
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| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
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| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
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CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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