A Regency parcel-gilt rosewood side cabinet in the manner of Henry Holland circa 1805

The later gray and white rectangular marble top above a frieze drawer over a pair of grilled doors enclosed by fluted and leaf-carved pilasters, on tapering octagonal lozenge-form feet.  With yellow chalked number 7584/230.

The Collection of Mrs. A E. Goldberg (pair)
Sold, Christies, London, November 20, 1986, lot 130 (pair)
Sold, in these rooms, The Arthingworth Collection, December 12, 1996, lot 230 (one of the pair $65,000)
Purchased from Hyde Park Antiques, New York

Good restored condition; later marble top; gilding looks to be refreshed in placed; with a slightly glossy surface; minor nicks and wear to extremities.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

This cabinet is characteristic of the work of Henry Holland, architect to the Prince of Wales, later George IV, having particularly marked affinities with a pair of chiffoniers in the Whitbread collection at Southill Park, Bedfordshire.  These were originally supplied under Holland’s direction to the great 18^th century brewer Samuel Whtibread, circa 1796-1800, illustrated in M. Jourdain and R. Edwards, Regency Furniture 1795-1830, rev. ed., 1965, p. 17, fig. 5 and F. Watson, Southill: A Regency House,1951, fig. 36.

The Whitbread chiffoniers have near-identical tapering colonettes and faceted top feet, features that are also found in similar form on another commode associated with Holland recorded in the collection of the Marquess of Headfort in Ireland (illustrated op. cit. Jourdain and Fastnedge, op. cit.p. 16, fig. 3)  The Whitbread Chiffoniers have been attributed to Marsh and Tatham, leading London cabinet-makers who worked under Holland’s direction for the Prince of Wales at Carlton House and who were also credited with a pair of caeints similar to the present examples recorded with Blairman & Sons, London (cf.  Blairman & Sons Catalogue, 1994).

Other cabinets of this type were sold, Sotheby’s, London, May 22, 1992, lot 278; November 18, 1994, lot 160 and November 10, 1995, lot 121.