In the manner of Thomas Chippendale, the oval body with vertical
staves bound by upper and lower wide brass
bands and having lion’s mask ring handles; raised on a conforming
oval stand above four square molded
splayed legs with C-scroll brackets; tin liner; early if not
original finish; originally on casters
*Note : A virtually
identical wine cistern was supplied by Gillows as a part of a large
consignment of dining room
furniture for Williams Hasell or Penrith, in 1774 (ref. S. E,
Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840,
Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2008, Vol. 1, p. 307, pl. 337-340). The same
lion masks were used by the firm for dining room urns.
The mounts were also used by Thomas Chippendale on two pairs of
wine coolers supplied to the 5th Earl of
Dumfries, for Dumfries House, Scotland, in 1759 and 1763, respectively (ref. C/ Gilbert,
The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, 1978, Vol II, p. 78,
fig 121).
The first pair appears in an invoice dated 5 May 1759, as:
“Two
large mahogany oval cisterns wt. Brass hoops and handles….4—(C.
Gilbert op .cit., Vol. I, p. 138).
The second pair was ordered along
with other furnishings after the Earl’s second marriage to Anne,
daughter of William Duff of Crombie,
1762."
Provenance :
Christie’s New York, 1421, Important English Furniture Including The Paley
Collection ,October
14, 2004, lot 196;
David H. Wilson, Teaneck NJ
Condition : Excellent
23.25” High x 24” Wide x 16” Deep
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