Lot 302

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Description:

after THOMAS CHIPPENDALE (1718-1779) A CHINESE CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY "CHINA CASE," ENGLISH, 1870s-1900s,
in the traditional 18th century chinoiserie taste, composed of mahogany, buttery yellow moire silk, glass, and brass, the cabinet is constructed with meticulous detail after the original plate CIX from the 1754 and 1755 editions, and later the renumbered plate CXXXIV in the 1762 edition of Thomas Chippendale's, "The Gentleman & Cabinet-Maker's Director," the pagoda top with belled finials over a stepped three door case centering double helix leafy vines and mossy pergola tracery, on a gadroon carved stand with exotic pierced brackets raised on square legs, joined by a canopied stretcher shelf. Height: 96" Width: 57" Depth: 24"

    Provenance:
  • Notes: A piece of ephemera is held at The Met in New York, and though not on view, can be reviewed digitally; see accession number 20.40.2(87). The illustration on paper has manuscript measurement indications, and when compared to the present lot, well, then it is apparent that the present china case is constructed in facsimile to the original 1753 design by Thomas Chippendale. The overall design and execution are a penultimate example of the 18th century English chinoiserie aesthetic, despite being produced in the late 19th century, undoubtedly by the master hand of a dwindling population of capable carpenters.
  • Condition:
  • Some small breaks, chips, losses, and expected small damages to carving intermittently throughout. Most glazing appears replaced, retaining one old glazed panel. Crazing to finish.

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