Cabinet
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1750 (cabinet) - circa 1880 (stand)
Materials
lacquer, ebonised wood, brass hinges and escutcheons
Measurements
135 x 75 x 44 cm
Place of origin
Japan
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 582791
Summary
A black and gold lacquer cabinet on stand, Japanese, the cabinet circa 1750, the stand circa 1880. The cabinet with overall decoration of birds, trees, pagodas and rocky outcrops, fitted with nine variously sized drawers and enclosed by a pair of doors with brass escutcheons and hinges, standing on short bracket feet, the ebonised stand with two drawers and spiral twist legs joined by wavy stretchers.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt