Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 11th August 2020
Lot 478
A MID-18TH CENTURY DUTCH EAST INDIES OAK SHIP'S DECANTER BOX c.1750-60 with iron mounts
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1300
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Description
A MID-18TH CENTURY DUTCH EAST INDIES OAK SHIP'S DECANTER BOX
c.1750-60
with iron mounts, the hinged lid with a swing handle revealing an interior fitted with nine cut-glass decanters of three different shapes, decorated with flowers
23.8cm high, 25cm wide, 25.5cm deep
PROVENANCE
By repute, the Frazer-Mackenzie family at Pilton, Somerset and Norah Woodall of Wateston Manor, Dorset, previously owned by an ancestor who worked for Macleen & Watson who traded with the Far East, in particular Java. Once owned by a Dutch sea captain.
'A Lifetime of Collecting' - The Property of a Gentleman.