Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 11 Apr 2018
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A black lacquer chinoiserie chest
A black lacquer chinoiserie chest, with raised gilt and red decoration of figures, pagodas, trees and flowers, with diaper borders, the hinged lid revealing an interior with a later lift-out metal liner, with a pierced and engraved brass escutcheon, 19th century, 50.5cm high, 121cm wide, 51.5cm deep.
Provenance:
Castletown, Co. Kildare purchased c.1910 for £9.0.0.
Recently removed from Gavelacre House, Longparish, Hampshire.