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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY OVAL BUTLER'S TRAY
Lot 34

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY OVAL BUTLER'S TRAY

IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1760

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY OVAL BUTLER'S TRAY
IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1760
The reeded hinged sides with pierced carrying-handles, the underside with indistinct chalk inscription 'S L/-/2'
5½ in. (14 cm.) high; 38 in. (96.5 cm.) wide; 32 in. (81 cm.) deep

Specialist note

Two butler's trays of corresponding pattern were supplied to William, 5th Earl of Dumfries for Dumfries House, Ayrshire in 1763 by Thomas Chippendale (d. 1779). They were invoiced as '2 large mahogany Butlers Trays' at a cost of £1 3s (C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, vol. I, London, 1978 pp. 135 & 139 and vol. II, p. 276, fig. 504).