© Temple Newsam House
The Channon Cabinet
Artist: John Channon (1733 - 1783)
Location: Temple Newsam House
Date: 1750
Materials: mahogany, ormolu mounts & brass inlay
Dimensions: 243 x 112 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £26,890 (Total: £211,000; tax remission)
Vendor: Norman Adams Ltd
Review number: 3189 (1986)
Provenance:
The Murray family of Ochtertyre, Perthshire; sold Christie's, 1949; Major Arthur Bull; beneficiaries of his estate.
Description:
The writing cabinet, South German baroque in character, with ormolu mounts and engraved brass inlay. Drawers below including a writing drawer and pigeon-holes above, even in the thickness of the doors.
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