Royal House
Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this this
exceptionally rare very large Georgian Irish flamed mahogany wine cooler with
Lion head handles circa 1810 owned by Sir Charles Alexander Anderson lieutenant
general for the British Army.
This piece is exceptionally large, it could hold
maybe 30 bottles with ease, it comes complete with the original lining, the
handles are Regency Lion knockers, the original castors are in place so is easy
to move around, the feet very ornate Lion hairy paw, on its own this is a very
desirable and highly collected piece of furniture.
It comes with a transport label to the base F. LE
Gallais & Sons Depositories Jersey who are a property and storage company
that have been in business for over 90 years.
Also detailed on the label is Sir C Anderson for
Sir Charles Alexander Anderson, full details:-
Charles Alexander Anderson
Lieutenant General Sir Charles Alexander
Anderson, KCB, KCIE, AM (10 February 1857 – 20 February
1940) was Commander of British Troops in South China.
Military career Anderson was commissioned into
the Royal Horse Artillery in 1876. He took part in the Jowaki-Afridi
expedition 1877, the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1878 and the Burma
expedition in 1885. He went to the North West
Frontier in India in 1897. He was awarded the Albert
Medal for an event at Ferozepore on 30 August 1906 when a fire
broke out in one of the Magazines of the Ferozepore Arsenal. The citation
reads: Major-General Anderson, who directed the subsequent operations from the
roof at the edge of the Magazine Compound, at a distance of some 20 yards,
having ordered all persons to be cleared out of the fort, and placed a cordon
round it at 1,000 yards distance, a steam fire engine was got to work, and the
fire party which had been organised commenced their highly dangerous task of
clearing cell No. 8 in which was stored some 19,000 lbs of gunpowder; they
eventually succeeded in so doing, thereby cutting off the fire by the
intervention of an empty cell. Had the powder in this cell exploded, the
explosion must have been communicated to cells in an adjoining magazine, where
300,000 lbs of gunpowder were stored.
He was appointed Commander of 1st Brigade
for the Bazaar Valley expedition in 1908 and went on to be Commander of the
Mohmand Field Force later that year. He was appointed Commander of British
Troops in South China in 1910. He served in the First World
War as General Officer Commanding the Southern
Army in India from 1917. He retired in 1920. In 1921, he was
conferred the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure by the
emperor of Japan.
Dimensions
Height:- 71cm
Width:- 84cm
Depth:- 58.5cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the
widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements, please
ask
The box has been cleaned waxed and polished from
top to bottom, it has some light scratches in one place on top, a small piece
of the carved foot is missing, I can have it replace for a small fee, the whole
thing can be French polished and made to look gallery ready, personally it
looks perfect as it is.
Any questions please feel
free to ask before you bid.
ABOUT US
Royal House Antiques is a privately owned family
ran business founded in Wimbledon SW19 and now based in Pulborough RH20. We
specialise in finding, restoring very fine luxury antique leather seating,
along with every single other type of antique ranging from the 16th
century to the 20th century. We also stock a number of designer
brands such as Fritz Hansen, Ralph Lauren, Cavalli, Charles & Ray Eames,
Vitra, David Linley, Rolex, Tiffany, Jager Le Coulter and so on
PAYMENTS
We accept payment via Bitcoin, Bitcoin cash,
Ethereum, Bacs, Chaps, PayPal or Card, we would kindly ask that all items are
paid for within 48 hours and collected within 7 working days, we can hold all
paid items for 14 days free of charge, there after a £20 a week storage fee
will apply. We have long term storage which is very economically priced, we are
happy to hold stock for as long as needed providing it is arranged prior to the
purchase
If sold items aren’t collected within three months
and no arrangements have been made for long term storage you will forfeit the
item and payment
CONDITION
Please view the very detailed pictures as
they form part of the description pertaining to the condition. Please also ask any questions before you bid
and not after, all of our items are sold as seen and as listed
Royal House Antiques cannot be held liable for any
independent assumptions made regarding the items we sell, if you are unsure on
any point, please feel free to ask for clarity
Please note vintage period and original items such
as leather seating will always have natural patina in the form of creasing and
wear, we recommend annual waxing to ensure no moisture is lost, also hand dyed
leather is not recommended to sit in direct sunlight for prolonged periods of
time as it will dry out and fade
DELIVERY OR COLLECTION
This item is available for collection from our Pulborough
warehouses RH20-1DF by appointment only, alternatively we can have it delivered
nationwide to include Scotland, Wales and Ireland for a fee
Please contact me via email, alternatively my
contact information is under the business seller section of the listing, with
your postcode for a delivery quotation, as mentioned above the fee listed
covers with the M25 for the UK, for international deliveries the amount listed
covers local Europe only so parts of Belgium and France
Please be sure to include which item you would like
to buy as the price is determined on size and distance, if you would like more
than one piece of furniture the courier offers a substantial discount on the
second and third item, for international shipping please view the below
information
COURIER, LARGE ITEMS ONLY THAT CAN’T BE POSTED
We can arrange delivery nationwide, mostly with our
nominated couriers, for Europe we use one reasonably priced professional company
that we trust, for the rest of the world we use international shippers that can
send any size item crated via air freight within 7-14 days after crating or
soft packed and container shipped via sea freight within 30-60 days. The time
frames outlined are guides only, non-domestic shipping is almost entirely
governed by the airlines, sea freight loading times and custom clearances
Whomever delivers will always require help on the
larger items to unload, the price you will be quoted will always be based on
this assumption, if this is not possible, please let us know as it will affect
the price to send a two-person team
Delivery is to the ground floor only, again if you
need help upstairs or in flats etc that's absolutely not a problem, the
couriers charge £10-£20 per flight per man per item, if you have a working
elevator then naturally there’s no additional fee
All courier fees are paid by yourself directly to
the courier company, the contract for delivery is between yourselves the client
and whichever courier you chose from those available I’m happy to accommodate
your own courier after a cleared payment has been received, they need to book
in a collection time with at least 24 hours notice, all collections must be
made within 14 working days of the close of the sale unless agreed by prior
arrangement
IMPORT DUTY
Most countries charge some kind of import duty
however almost all of our items won’t incur any charges as the items are exempt
from tax due to the age and materials used
For European deliveries the price you will be
quoted will include all clearance documentation and any customs charges so
there won’t be any additional fees
For international deliveries such as the United
States there can be some import duty to pay and or a clearance fee, I would
estimate that 99% of all deliveries clear customs without being stopped for
either
All duties are the responsibility of the purchaser
who is the importer, they can’t be covered by the seller or shipping agent or
factored in with additional retrospective discounts
RETURNS
Royal House Antiques offers a no quibble return
policy if the item is not as described, if there are any issues with the piece
you will be refunded in full once the item has been returned and inspected
within 14 days, alternatively if there is a small issue, we can discuss finding
a mutual resolution that makes all parties happy
We don’t offer a sale on approval service which
means you can purchase the item, have it delivered and if you simply don’t like
it, return it, this comes under change of mind or doesn’t fit. There is a lot
of time, money and work involved in transporting goods around the world, the
costs incurred can be vast so my advice would be if you are unsure on a piece
please ask as many questions as you like to make sure you understand everything
before you buy, if you are still unsure then please either arrange a viewing in
person or if that’s not possible then don’t buy from an online retailer,
perhaps look for a local gallery instead