Description & Technical information
REF1034
The top with rounded corners banded in satinwood and ebony with a central panel veneered in Chinese lacquer with a scene of a palace within a landscape; the frieze similarly banded and inlaid over two doors with lacquer panels depicting a palace surrounded by trees and rocks by the waterside and opening to reveal adjustable shelves, the sides similarly decorated; the turned columns decorated gold English japanning in gold raised on turned feet.
Height: 36 in (91.5cm) Width: 48 in (122cm) Depth: 15 ¾ in (40cm)
Date: circa 1790
Period: George III
Medium: satinwood and ebony
Dimensions: 91.5 x 122 x 40 cm (36 x 48 x 15³/₄ inches)
Provenance: Probably the Marquess of Anglesey, Plas Newydd, Anglesey
Thence by descent to Lord Rupert Paget
Categories: Furniture
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