23rd Mar, 2023 11:00 EDT
The Legacy of Merrywood: The Estate of Alan I and Dianne Kay
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A Chinese Export gilt-decorated black lacquer cabinet-on-stand
circa 1750
The upper section with paneled sides and two doors displaying painted scenic landscapes, engraved escutcheons and two handles on the sides, the interior doors with painted floral motifs and foliage, revealing a fitted and tiered interior in the form of a room with balustrade and sliding doors, the lower section with decorated top, pierced frieze and notched x-form stretcher, on brass casters.
H: 47 3/4 in. W: 26 in. D: 14 1/4 in.
Provenance
G. Randall Inc., Fine Antiques and Works of Art, Alexandria, Virginia.
Acquired directly from the above in 1980.
Collection of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
The Estate of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
Sold for $8,820
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
The upper section with paneled sides and two doors displaying painted scenic landscapes, engraved escutcheons and two handles on the sides, the interior doors with painted floral motifs and foliage, revealing a fitted and tiered interior in the form of a room with balustrade and sliding doors, the lower section with decorated top, pierced frieze and notched x-form stretcher, on brass casters.
Provenance
G. Randall Inc., Fine Antiques and Works of Art, Alexandria, Virginia.
Acquired directly from the above in 1980.
Collection of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
The Estate of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
Note
A similar example is illustrated in Herbert Cescinsky, English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century (University of Michigan Library, 1909), pg. 217-218, fig. 226 and 227, described on pg. 215-216.
