An important and very rare George II carved mahogany oval wine cooler on a stand of outstanding colour and patination, having a cross veneered rim with outscrolled acanthus carved  handles, fitted to a stand with moulded and shaped apron; on cabriole legs with fine acanthus carving to the knees, terminating in exceptional undercut claw and ball feet.
Note: Now fitted with a brass liner.

Literature: Illustrated:
The Antique Dealers' Fair and Exhibition handbook, 1954, p. 50; with Charles Lumb & Sons Ltd.
Antique Collector, June 1954, p. 14, trade advertisement with Charles Lumb & Sons Ltd.
The Connoisseur, June 1954, p. xxxii, trade advertisement with Charles Lumb & Sons Ltd.
Antique Collector, June 1967, trade advertisement with Hotspur Ltd.
'Fanfare for Europe' the British Art Market, handbook, 1973, p. 144, with Hotspur Ltd.
Christie's, The Samuel Messer Collection of English Furniture, Clocks and Barometers, 5 December 1991, p. 135.
Nicholas Goodison and Robin Kern, Hotspur - Eighty Years of Antiques Dealing, 2004, p. 62, illus. 11.

Exhibitions: The Antique Dealers' Fair and Exhibition, London 1954, with Charles Lumb Ltd.
Fanfare for Europe: The British Art Market, London 1973, with Hotspur Ltd.

  • Provenance

    Charles Lumb & Sons Ltd., Harrogate, 1954.
    Jeremy Ltd., London, 1967.
    Ronald Phillips Ltd., London, 1967.
    Hotspur Ltd., London, 1973.
    Samuel Messer Collection, Sussex, formed under the guidance of R. W. Symonds, until 1991.
    Private Collection, London.

Looking for something similar? YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
THE WALTER P. CHRYSLER DOLPHIN TABLES View Item

THE WALTER P. CHRYSLER DOLPHIN TABLES

AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE View Item

AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE

YOU HAVE RECENTLY VIEWED ITEMS
View Item