Chorley's
Lot 139
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 highProvenance: Ombersley Court, WorcestershireElizabeth Trumbull, née Cotterell, was the 1st wife of Mary Marchioness of Downshire and Baroness Sandys' great-grandfather, Sir William Trumbull, Ambassador to Constantinople.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.
