Cellaret
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1850
Materials
Oak, zinc, brass
Measurements
48 cm (H); 74 cm (W); 52 cm (D)
Place of origin
England
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Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1196486
Summary
An oak cellaret, English, circa 1850. Of rectangular form with canted corners and a hinged panelled lid, above panels profusely carved with putti and scrolling foliage. Term figures to corners and raised on bun feet, with a zinc liner divided into eight partitions to hold bottles.
Provenance
Probably purchased by Richard Watt V (d.1865) during his restoration and refurbishment of Speke Hall during the 1850s and 60s. Bequeathed, as a secondary devise, to the National Trust by Adelaide Watt (d.1921) in 1943. Speke was initially bequeathed to the Norris family (who built the original house during the 16th century). It was then leased to Liverpool City Council and later to the Museums Department of Merseyside County Council. The National Trust took over direct management of Speke and its contents in 1986.