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An unusual Jacobean oak two tier standing buffet, 17th century,…
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Melbourne
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17-Sep-2018
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An unusual Jacobean oak two tier standing buffet, 17th century, circa 1615, the rectangular table top incised with floriate motifs, raised by four heavily carved legs united by a lower shelf. The buffet has been adapted, with the removal of upper supports and upper gallery, and later edition of leaf tip carved pelmet. The back panel has been elaborately carved with an allegorical scene of the war of the roses in the centre, bordered by an alternating rose motif and flanked by classically inspired Chimera Caryatids. The panel is inscribed Anthony grey Magdalen 1615. Anthony grey (1557-1643) married his wife Magdalene in the late 16th century. By 1639 Anthony had succeeded his father as Earl of Kent and remained so until his death, the grey family were a baronial family whose bloodline held the Earl of Kent title from 1420-1740. They rose to greater prominence during the Wars of the roses. Edmund grey, Lord grey of Ruthin, started out a Lancastrian, but switched to the Yorkist side at the Battle of Northampton. In this scene we see the prominent rose, being the white rose of Yorkshire, 149.5 cm high, 136 cm wide and 65 cm deep, other Notes: the Wars of the roses (1455?1487) was a series of civil wars, fought over the throne of England, between supporters of the house of Lancaster and supporters of the house of York. Both houses were branches of the Plantagenet Royal house, tracing their descent from King Edward III. The house of Lancaster, associated with a red rose, and the house of York, whose symbol was a white rose, hence the name war of the roses
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Furniture: Cabinets & Cupboards - Storage