λ  An Indo-Portugese tortoiseshell and hardwood table cabinet

λ  An Indo-Portugese tortoiseshell and hardwood table cabinet, decorated with ivory panels of engraved flowers and leaves, the hinged top to a plush lined lid with a mirror, to compartments and divisions with a pull-out tray revealing six secret drawers, above a pair of later panelled doors revealing six drawers with green stained ivory and tortoiseshell fronts, each side with a secret sliding panel revealing three drawers, with later brass carrying handles, on later bracket feet, early 18th century and later, 36.3cm high, 40.6cm wide, 30.9cm deep.

Provenance: Formerly the Legh family, Norbury Booths Estate, Knutsford, Cheshire.