£400 - £800
A PAIR OF EBONISED FRET-PIERCED WASTEPAPER BASKETSIN GEORGE III-STYLE, LATE 20TH CENTURYThe baskets later black painted and now with separate hexagonal plinths and removeable inserts supporting removable blue marbled spheres 76 cm high, the baskets 41 cm high; 39.5 cm wide; 45.5 cm deepLiterature: E. Lambert, 'English Manners, Robin and Rupert Hambro's Country House in the Heart of London', Architectural Digest, March 1995, p. 121 (where shown as plant stands).
PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaningSome old chips and losses to paintworkA long edge on one of the baskets is no longer connected and would require resecuring, please see imagesThe balls with some misshaping please see imagesADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot.
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