25th Jun, 2024 10:00
The June Auctions 2024
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An Ottoman Turkish tortoiseshell, bone and mother-of-pearl inlaid walnut table cabinet
An Ottoman tortoiseshell, bone and mother-of-pearl inlaid walnut table cabinet, Turkish. dated August 1690, elaborately inlaid to all sides with tessellated designs and geometric borders, fitted with eight small drawers, previously with detachable front cover, one drawer inscribed in black ink 'This cabinet I brought out of Turkey, it was made there, August 1690, Eliz: Trumbull', the carcass with further ink markings and the drawers with later locating pencil inscriptions, 41cm wide, 22cm deep, 23.5cm high
Provenance:Provenance: Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
Footnote:Elizabeth Trumbull, née Cotterell, was the 1st wife of Mary Marchioness of Downshire and Baroness Sandys' great-grandfather, Sir William Trumbull, Ambassador to Constantinople.
OMBERSLEY COURT | The House of Sandys
Chorley’s Auctioneers is to offer selected contents from Ombersley Court to include furniture, paintings and works of art collected by the English aristocratic family of Sandys across five centuries.
Proceeds from the sale will go to the Sandys Trust, a charity committed to supporting the varied charitable interests of the late Lord and Lady Sandys.
Sold for £4,500
An Ottoman tortoiseshell, bone and mother-of-pearl inlaid walnut table cabinet, Turkish. dated August 1690, elaborately inlaid to all sides with tessellated designs and geometric borders, fitted with eight small drawers, previously with detachable front cover, one drawer inscribed in black ink 'This cabinet I brought out of Turkey, it was made there, August 1690, Eliz: Trumbull', the carcass with further ink markings and the drawers with later locating pencil inscriptions, 41cm wide, 22cm deep, 23.5cm high
Provenance: Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
Elizabeth Trumbull, née Cotterell, was the 1st wife of Mary Marchioness of Downshire and Baroness Sandys' great-grandfather, Sir William Trumbull, Ambassador to Constantinople.
OMBERSLEY COURT | The House of Sandys
Chorley’s Auctioneers is to offer selected contents from Ombersley Court to include furniture, paintings and works of art collected by the English aristocratic family of Sandys across five centuries.
Proceeds from the sale will go to the Sandys Trust, a charity committed to supporting the varied charitable interests of the late Lord and Lady Sandys.
Overall with some glue reside from old re-insertions of inlays, scuffs and light scratches commensurate with age and use. Top with loss of ivory moulding to right corner, several small losses to tortoiseshell inlay, Minor old restorations and small losses to chequered surround, some lifting of wood inlays and surround. Left side sunfaded, some wood inlay sectiona lifting. Right side with lifting of wood inlay top left, minor loss to bone inlay to base. Back with loss to heart inlay lower left, some cracks and losses to tortoiseshell inlay exposing backing foil. slight loss to bone inlay to lower left base. Front with restoration to wood frame of front. Fittings for a fall front but not present, poor painted restoration to base bone inlay to left, wood patching where hinges were fitted and drilled holes, slight loss of bone moulding to upper left frame. Drawers a little tightly fitted. Each drawer inscribed to back in pencil with position. Possible replacements to some bone inlays.
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Auction: The June Auctions 2024, 25th Jun, 2024
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