Exbury House: Le Goût Rothschild - 5th October 2022
Lot 3
λ AN ITALIAN BAROQUE EBONY AND TORTOISESHELL CABINET ON LATER STAND
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £4000
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Description
λ AN ITALIAN BAROQUE EBONY AND TORTOISESHELL CABINET ON LATER STAND
LATE 17TH CENTURY
inlaid with brass stringing and fitted with an arrangement of eight drawers, with ebonised ripple mouldings and grotesque mask handles, around a conforming hinged fall with gilt bronze mounts revealing six further drawers, on a later ebonised stand
cabinet: 46.3cm high, 75.5cm wide, 27.3cm deep
overall: 119.5cm high, 81.8cm wide, 31.2cm deep
Provenance
Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)
The Trustees of Exbury House