Lot 412

An 18th century Spanish tortoiseshell cabinet on a Regency stand

Auction: 7 December 2002 at 11:00 GMT
£8,813
Description
the rectangular cabinet with ripple moulded ebony banding, ivory stringing, gilt plaster and stamped metal mouldings, the drawers with marble panels painted with buildings in a landscape, the pair of central doors surrounded by drawers and enclosing tromp l'oeil interior, the mahogany base with ebonised scrolling acanthus and palmette mouldings, central hinged door centred by a carved crest and flanked by sliding doors, on plinth and leaf carved paw feet
154cm wide, 174cm high, 58cm deep
Footnote
Provenance: Blair House, Ayrshire
Bears motto "Hazard Zit Forward"
Seton Family, London 1766
