AN EDWARDIAN SATINWOOD 'SANDRINGHAM WORKSHOP' FRUIT STAND

AN EDWARDIAN SATINWOOD 'SANDRINGHAM WORKSHOP' FRUIT STAND

IN SHERATON REVIVAL STYLE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

inlaid with marquetry conch shells and with banding and stringing, the dished top with a pair of handles and oval panels inscribed 'Sandringham', the base with an undertier and swept legs and brass castors

73.2cm high, 53.4cm wide, 27cm deep

Provenance

Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942)

Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)

The Trustees of Exbury House

Catalogue Note

The Sandringham 'Technical School of Woodwork' was established by Princess Alexandra (later Queen Alexandra) in 1863. It was originally set up for the children of estate workers, however it later became Her Majesty Queen Mary's 'Carving School' for ex-servicemen and local workers.