Live Auction 7088Christie's Interiors
A CHINOISERIE JAPANNED COLLECTOR'S CABINET
Lot 530

A CHINOISERIE JAPANNED COLLECTOR'S CABINET

OF REGENCY STYLE, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Closed2 August 2011

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GBP 1,375

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A CHINOISERIE JAPANNED COLLECTOR'S CABINET
OF REGENCY STYLE, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The top, sides and front decorated with birds perched in foliage, surmounted with acroteria over a cupboard door enclosing four drawers, three with double tiers, all enclosing a collection of fossils and stones
31 in. (79 cm.) high; 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) wide; 11½ i. (29 cm.) deep

John Williams-Vaughan (1853-1931) of The Skreen, Powys.
With Chrisopher Gibbs, Pimlico Road, London where acquired by the present owner.

Specialist note

John Williams-Vaughan (1853-1931) of The Skreen, Powys assembled this
collection of fossils, shells, bone, glass and ceramic fragments, many with ink-inscribed paper labels from across the UK and Europe.