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Lot 273
A pair of Japanese miniature lacquer chests of drawers Meiji Period
12 May 2010, 11:00 BST
Oxford£200 - £300
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Find your local specialistA pair of Japanese miniature lacquer chests of drawers
Meiji Period
The first with hinged doors lacquered in black and gold with birds and branches, the interior with three drawers painted with flowers and butterflies; the second with doors lacquered in black and gold with birds and flowers, the interior with three drawers painted with birds and flowering branches. Each 15.2cm high x 15cm wide x 7.8cm wide (2).
The first with hinged doors lacquered in black and gold with birds and branches, the interior with three drawers painted with flowers and butterflies; the second with doors lacquered in black and gold with birds and flowers, the interior with three drawers painted with birds and flowering branches. Each 15.2cm high x 15cm wide x 7.8cm wide (2).
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PROVENANCE:
The Rev. Lord Augustus FitzClarence, Vicar of Mapledurham
Lady Augustus FitzClarence, his wife
Miss Eva FitzClarence, her eldest daughter
Maj. T.C.E.Goff, Miss FitzClarence's nephew
thence by descent, until bequeathed to the present owner in 1973
The Rev. Lord Augustus FitzClarence was the illegitimate son of King William IV, and had the living at Mapledurham in Oxfordshire. In common with all the King's children he received a stipend of £10,000 per annum, a courtesy which was later continued by Queen Victoria.