18th Century Japanned Collectors Cabinet on Stand, Clive of India

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18th Century Japanned Collectors Cabinet on Stand, Clive of India

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18th century Japanned collectors cabinet on stand, Clive of India. This wonderful collectors cabinet dates from the early part of the 18th century it has large doors enclosing ten drawers all of different sizes, the cabinet is japanned and decorated in the oriental style with figures of people, animals, wonderful exotic birds and flowers. The brass work is engraved in fine detail Cabinets like this were very popular with people who travelled widely to keep their foreign acquisitions. This is a superb piece in its own right, but has a very interesting provenance. It is reputed that this lovely piece belonged to Clive of India, there is a handwritten letter that attributes its ownership to him, this was found beneath one of the drawers. There are indications, in Clive of India's own memoirs he records a time when as a lowly clerk he attempted suicide but the pistol failed to shoot, he is said to have place the pistol into a drawer of a cabinet and then at some later point the family sold the cabinet but retained the drawer that housed the pistol. The details about the drawer seem plausible, on very close inspection the bottom left hand drawer (looking at the cabinet from the front) is a replacement The cabinet stands on a profusely carved gilded base, this is a later addition The collectors cabinet shows signs of its age but it is sound and the interior is a joy to see when the doors are opened, the existing color of the interior lacquer work is bright and has been protected from the light. There are cracks on the doors but these are sound and stable and the top has been a bit rubbed over the years Measures: The cabinet is 60” tall on the stand, 46” wide and 23” deep AT22.

Dimensions:
Height: 60 in (152.4 cm)Width: 46 in (116.84 cm)Depth: 23 in (58.42 cm)
Style:
Queen Anne (Of the Period)
Period:
Early 18th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1710
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Chillerton, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: AT221stDibs: LU2498311267771