Lot 162

A late 17th/ early 18th century Iberian walnut cabinet, on later estate-built stand




Auction: 25 March 2009 at 11:00 GMT
£1,000
Description
with a elaborate engraved brass escutcheon and pierced hinges, enclosing a combination of floral cartouche inlaid drawers above a moulded edge, on chamfered square legs united by a single shelf (requiring restoration)
Dimensions
98cm wide, 118cm high, 42cm deep
Footnote
Provenance: Moy House, Forres, Morayshire. Moy house was destroyed by fire in 1995. This cabinet is one of the few original furnishings to have been rescued. Colonel Grant of Moy had connections with the East India Company and married a lady of Portuguese descent. Grant brought back a vast fortune, mainly in diamonds, however, it would seem very likely that this cabinet would have been collected during his travels in Portugal.



