Antique Regency Sarcophagus Wine Cellarette, circa 1820

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Antique Regency Sarcophagus Wine Cellarette, circa 1820

About the Item

This is a gorgeous antique English Regency flame mahogany wine cellarette of sarcophagus form, circa 1820. The cellarette has a hinged lid with a beautiful beaded edge and the lid opens to reveal a spacious interior with a removable liner, perfect to put ice to keep your wine cool! It stands on four elegant paw feet and they are set on a plinth base. It is a very elegant piece which is sure to be especially appreciated during hot summers. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully restored in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 60 x width 96 x depth 59. Dimensions in inches: Height 2 feet x width 3 feet, 2 inches x depth 1 foot, 11 inches. Flame Mahogany Thomas Sheraton - 18th century furniture designer, once characterized mahogany as "best suited to furniture where strength is demanded as well as a wood that works up easily, has a beautiful figure and polishes so well that it is an ornament to any room in which it may be placed." Matching his words to his work, Sheraton designed much mahogany furniture. The qualities that impressed Sheraton are particularly evident in a distinctive pattern of wood called "flame mahogany." The flame figure in the wood is revealed by slicing through the face of the branch at the point where it joins another element of the tree. Cellarette or cellaret is a small furniture cabinet, available in various sizes and shapes, which is used to store bottles of alcoholic beverages (e.g., wine, whiskey). Cellarettes in England and America were custom designed wooden chests to carry, transport and store small quantities of bottled alcoholic beverages. They were often made of fine decorative wood like mahogany, rosewood, or walnut and could be of various shapes and sizes. They could be free standing, built into a "pedestal-end" dining room buffet serving sideboard, or portable, with handles. Normally a cellarette had a hinged door or hinged top cover. Frequently a lock was provided, to secure the contents from thieves. Some cellarettes were internally lined for wine or iced foods, which would keep longer when chilled than at room temperature. Cellarettes were generally associated with dining room furniture. Sometimes cellarettes were small portable pieces of furniture with handles that could be moved from room to room in a house. Another type was a permanent piece of furniture built on a Stand with a sliding shelf to hold glasses and a drawer for serving paraphernalia. A cellarette would sometimes be referred to as "wine cooler" or "butler" during the eighteenth century. The word bouteillier/butler was later standardized as a reference to the staff person exercising custodial responsibility over the bottles contained in a cellarette or wine cellar. Men of wealth had as many as three cellarettes at a time as a status symbol, not necessarily indicating one was a heavy drinker. The cellarette "wine cooler" would be internally lined with some sort of metal so melted ice water would not enter into the wood.

Dimensions:
Height: 23.63 in (60 cm)Width: 37.8 in (96 cm)Depth: 23.23 in (59 cm)
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1820-1829
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1820
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 065281stDibs: LU95065802743