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A gilt-metal mounted, parcel-gilt, tortoiseshell, ebony and ebonised, japanned and ivory-banded cabinet, on a later stand, of eight drawers and a cupboard enclosed by a pair of doors and a drawer and a slide in the base, inset with paintings on copper, the doors with large paintings of the Visitation, the Annunciation, the Nativity and the Adoration; the drawer fronts with a series of scenes from the Life of the Virgin, the exterior with moulded borders of simulated tortoiseshell decorated with gilt flowersprays in the Chinese manner
Details
School of Antwerp, mid-17th century
A gilt-metal mounted, parcel-gilt, tortoiseshell, ebony and ebonised, japanned and ivory-banded cabinet, on a later stand, of eight drawers and a cupboard enclosed by a pair of doors and a drawer and a slide in the base, inset with paintings on copper, the doors with large paintings of the Visitation, the Annunciation, the Nativity and the Adoration; the drawer fronts with a series of scenes from the Life of the Virgin, the exterior with moulded borders of simulated tortoiseshell decorated with gilt flowersprays in the Chinese manner
two panels of 18 1/8 x 14 in. (46 x 35.6 cm.), one panel of 8 5/8 x 6¼ in. (22 x 16.5 cm.), eight panels of 4½ x 11¾ in. (11.4 x 30 cm.), and one panel of 3 3/8 x 8½ in. (8.7 x 21.5 cm.), all measurements approximate
A gilt-metal mounted, parcel-gilt, tortoiseshell, ebony and ebonised, japanned and ivory-banded cabinet, on a later stand, of eight drawers and a cupboard enclosed by a pair of doors and a drawer and a slide in the base, inset with paintings on copper, the doors with large paintings of the Visitation, the Annunciation, the Nativity and the Adoration; the drawer fronts with a series of scenes from the Life of the Virgin, the exterior with moulded borders of simulated tortoiseshell decorated with gilt flowersprays in the Chinese manner
two panels of 18 1/8 x 14 in. (46 x 35.6 cm.), one panel of 8 5/8 x 6¼ in. (22 x 16.5 cm.), eight panels of 4½ x 11¾ in. (11.4 x 30 cm.), and one panel of 3 3/8 x 8½ in. (8.7 x 21.5 cm.), all measurements approximate
Provenance
The Rt. Hon. Earl Sondes; (+) Christie's, London, 25 March 1971, lot 86 (1,200 gns.).
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.
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