SALES ARCHIVE

AN EXTREMELY RARE AND PROBABLY UNIQUE HIGH STATUS ENGLISH ELIZABETHAN OAK AND INLAID THREE TIER BUFFET OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY. CIRCA 1580-1600.

THE OAK TOP SHELF ABOVE A FRIEZE WITH EGG AND DART MOULDING AND GEOMETRIC INLAID PATTERNS OF HOLLY AND BOG OAK, SUPPORTED BY UNUSUAL AND UNIQUE SQUARE INLAID COLUMNS. THE CENTRAL INLAID DRAWER WITH LION HEAD BOSSES, THE CENTRAL ONE BEING THE DRAWER HANDLE, AGAIN SUPPORTED BY SQUARE HOLLY AND BOG OAK INLAID COLUMNS. THE BASE RAIL AND FEET ALSO WITH GEOMETRIC INLAY.


PROVENANCE-
THIS RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL ELIZABETHAN BUFFET IS ILLUSTRATED IN THE DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH FURNITURE BY RALPH EDWARDS, PG 178 FIG:2 AND FROM THE COLLECTION OF CAPTAIN G.L.RILEY.PAPER LABEL TO REVERSE OF BUFFET.

48.5" WIDE X 47" HIGH X 16.5" DEEP.

STOCK NO 1398.


Dimensions:
Height: 47 inches (119.4 cms)
Width: 48.5 inches (123.2 cms)
Depth: 16.5 inches (41.9 cms)

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