Lot 43

AN INDO-PORTUGUESE IVORY, GREEN-STAINED IVORY AND TORTOISESHELL-INLAID INDIAN ROSEWOOD TABLE CABINET

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AN INDO-PORTUGUESE IVORY, GREEN-STAINED IVORY AND TORTOISESHELL-INLAID INDIAN ROSEWOOD TABLE CABINET

EARLY 18TH CENTURY

Details

AN INDO-PORTUGUESE IVORY, GREEN-STAINED IVORY AND TORTOISESHELL-INLAID INDIAN ROSEWOOD TABLE CABINET
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The hinged top above a pair of doors enclosing a fitted interior with six Indian rosewood drawers, the underside with printed label for '?. H. PONSONBY', with carrying handles, the ivory originally further green-stained
12 ½ in. (32 cm.) high; 16 in. (41 cm.) wide; 11 ¾ in. (30 cm.) deep

Provenance

Possibly Henrietta, Countess of Bessborough 1761-1821 and by descent.

Literature

C. Hussey, ‘Cirencester House, Gloucestershire – I’, Country Life, 16 June 1950, p. 1800, illustrated in the south drawing room.

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. This lot will be removed to Christie’s Park Royal. Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. Our removal and storage of the lot is subject to the terms and conditions of storage which can be found at Christies.com/storage and our fees for storage are set out in the table below - these will apply whether the lot remains with Christie’s or is removed elsewhere. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Christie’s Park Royal. All collections from Christie’s Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com. If the lot remains at Christie’s it will be available for collection on any working day 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Lots are not available for collection at weekends.

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Lot Essay

The 'H. Ponsonby' to the label to the underside of this table cabinet suggests it was likely the personal property Henrietta, Countess of Bessborough, wife of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough (1758-1844). Their second son Major-General Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby (1783-1837) married Lady Emily Charlotte Bathurst (d. 1877), daughter of the 3rd Earl Bathurst, and it is probably via this connection that the cabinet entered the Bathurst collection at Cirencester Park.

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