Jardiniere
Category
Furniture
Date
1800 - 1849
Materials
Ebonised, Metal, Walnut
Measurements
81 x 47 x 48 cm
Place of origin
Germany/Austria
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Chartwell, Kent
NT 1101659
Summary
A pair of walnut and ebonized Biedermeier jardineres, German or Austrian, first half 19th century, both of urn-form, the square top with hinged inset lid, the top lifting to reveal a well, the front of the urn with a hinged square cupboard door, the lid and door both with gilt-metal lion mask and ring handles, with ebonized, waisted angular neck on plinth base, with later restoration.
Provenance
Chartwell was purchased by Winston Churchill in 1922 and for the next 40 years it was the family home. Presented to the National Trust in 1946, Winston and Clementine Churchill continued to live there until 1965 when it was relinquished to the management of the National Trust. Much of the contents of Chartwell were accepted by the Treasury in payment of death duty and retained in the house. Lady Churchill also gifted many pieces and others are on loan from the Churchill family.