A RARE GEORGE II MAHOGANY TEA CHEST

A RARE GEORGE II MAHOGANY TEA CHEST

ATTRIBUTED TO LANDALL & GORDON, C.1750-60

of canted rectangular bombé form, the hinged lid with a brass handle revealing a zinc lined interior with three divisions, the front with an engraved brass escutcheon with a central cartouche with a concealed keyhole relased by a button to the underside of the caddy, flanked by stylized birds, with a secret drawer to the right side of the base

15.8cm high, 30.2cm wide, 19cm deep

Provenance

Purchased in these rooms, 21st September 2010, The Anne Stevens Collection, Lot 485.

Exhibited

An Invitiation to Tea, An Exhibition by Witney Antiques, Witney, Oxordshire, December 1991.

Literature

See Christopher Gilbert and Tessa Murdoch, John Channon and brass inlaid furniture 1730-1760, p.123, pl. 164 where the current lot is illustrated and p.20, pl.12 for a Landall & Gordon