Antique & Decorative Arts - Two Day Auction Wednesday, 14 September 2022 - 10:00 AM start
Exceptionally Rare Early C19th English Cast Metal & Bronze Travelling Strongbox
Realised: $1,600 plus premium
Lot Details
the hinged lid with swing handle and lock with sliding cover, the front engraved W Saunders, Pavilion, Brighton 1834, 25 cmW, 14 H & 15 D. The Royal Pavillion & Museums Trust according to papers held there state that Saunders was born in 1803 and died in 1886. He was described as a Tappisier and Chapel Keeper at the Royal Pavillion after 1837. A tappisier was someone who supplied furnishing textiles, but could also be an interior decorator. Until 1847 he seems also to have been a clerk in the Chamberlain's office. The firm of Bailey & Saunders were furnishers and Queen Elizabeth II has 2 of Saunders chairs in Buckingham Palace.
