A PAIR OF WILLIAM IV OAK, STAINED HORN, AND GILTWOOD DISPLAY CABINETS
AFTER THE DESIGN BY HENRY EDMUND GOODRICH, CIRCA 1831
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A PAIR OF WILLIAM IV OAK, STAINED HORN, AND GILTWOOD DISPLAY CABINETS
AFTER THE DESIGN BY HENRY EDMUND GOODRICH, CIRCA 1831
The rectangular ebonised top above a fluted cavetto cornice enriched with curling acanthus leaf clasps, above a further stepped moulded cornice, the frieze decorated with scrolling ogee capitals and rosettes, above a glazed cupboard door opening to a later red velvet-lined interior, flanked by pilasters headed by stepped capitals, the base with rope-twist moulding above a rectangular plinth with egg-and-dart moulding, the base and top apparently remade in 1845 replacing the original Sienna and black marble plinths
50 ¹/₂ in. (128 cm.) high; 32 ³/₄ in. (83 cm.) wide; 16 ¹/₂ in. (42 cm.) deep
AFTER THE DESIGN BY HENRY EDMUND GOODRICH, CIRCA 1831
The rectangular ebonised top above a fluted cavetto cornice enriched with curling acanthus leaf clasps, above a further stepped moulded cornice, the frieze decorated with scrolling ogee capitals and rosettes, above a glazed cupboard door opening to a later red velvet-lined interior, flanked by pilasters headed by stepped capitals, the base with rope-twist moulding above a rectangular plinth with egg-and-dart moulding, the base and top apparently remade in 1845 replacing the original Sienna and black marble plinths
50 ¹/₂ in. (128 cm.) high; 32 ³/₄ in. (83 cm.) wide; 16 ¹/₂ in. (42 cm.) deep
Provenance
Supplied to William Beckford (1760-1844) for the Scarlet Drawing Room at Lansdown Tower, Bath;
Messrs. English & Sons' sale of 'The Splendid Furniture, Cabinets, Paintings... And Miscellaneous Valuable Elegancies; the Property of the late William Beckford Esquire', 20th November 1845, lot 499, day seven, 'The Scarlet Room'.
Messrs. English & Sons' sale of 'The Splendid Furniture, Cabinets, Paintings... And Miscellaneous Valuable Elegancies; the Property of the late William Beckford Esquire', 20th November 1845, lot 499, day seven, 'The Scarlet Room'.
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Benjamin Berry
Head of Sale, Associate Specialist