26 septembre 2012
A Queen Anne Chinoiserie scarlet and gilt japanned cabinet on secrétaire chest circa 1710 - Photo Sotheby's
A Queen Anne Chinoiserie scarlet and gilt japanned cabinet on secrétaire chest, circa 1710 - Photo Sotheby's
the interior of the upper section with two hinged demi-lune compartments above an arrangement of ten drawers, the secretaire drawer of the chest with a fitted interior, later bun feet and decoration refreshed ; 109cm. high, 108cm. wide, 56cm. deep; 6ft. 10¼in., 3ft. 6½in., 1ft. 10in. Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 GBP
CATALOGUE NOTE: A black japanned cabinet of almost identical form is illustrated in Percy Macquoid & Ralph Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, 1924, 3 vols., vol. I, p.161, fig.19.
Sotheby's. Collections. London | 27 Sep 2012 www.sothebys.com
CATALOGUE NOTE: A black japanned cabinet of almost identical form is illustrated in Percy Macquoid & Ralph Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, 1924, 3 vols., vol. I, p.161, fig.19.
Sotheby's. Collections. London | 27 Sep 2012 www.sothebys.com
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