Box on stand
Category
Furniture
Date
1700 - 1725
Materials
Japanned deal (?), painted beech stand, brass handles and lock
Measurements
85.1 x 57.3 x 35.6 cm
Place of origin
Japan
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1220643
Summary
A blue and gilt japanned box on later stand, the box Japanese export, early 18th century, the stand late 19th / early 20th century The box with a hinged lid and carrying handles to the sides decorated with figures and horses in landscapes and with further figures and dogs to the front. The stand with a band frieze and raised on slender cabriole legs and pad feet, decorated overall with gilt trellis work.
Provenance
Gifted to the National Trust from Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009), 1976.