A Regency ormolu mounted rosewood and parcel gilt breakfront low cabinet attributed to Marsh and TathamCirca 1810The superstructure with a breakfront upper tier, on four gilt bronze octagonal ring turned baluster shaped front columns, with a triple moulded panelled back comprised of one long central and two short end panels, each inset with intersecting waved grills and later pleated silk material, the top above an ovolo moulded cornice, over a frieze mounted with four ribbon wrapped and ribbon tied ivy wreath angles, with one large central panelled door inset with waved grills and later pleated silk, flanked by two smaller conforming doors, two of the doors enclosing one long fixed shelf and two short adjustable shelves, one end door enclosing six graduated solid mahogany drawers each with inset brass handles, interspersed with four panel mounted pilasters each headed by a lotus-leaf capital mount, terminating in a plinth base, with a triple chamfered panelled back, approximately: 153cm wide x 56cm deep x 119cm high, (60in wide x 22in deep x 46 1/2in high)Footnotes:A related pair of low bookcases attributed to Marsh and Tatham sold Christie's, London, 14 June 2001, Important English Furniture, lot 174. They have essentially identical laurel wreath and lotus-leaf paired ormolu mounts to those on the offered lot. All three of these cabinets, despite being of English origin, are clearly examples of the ancient Grecian inspired French Neoclassicism which was first promulgated in France during the 1790s. This style was then subsequently promoted in England, at the very beginning of the 1800s, by the then Prince of Wales (later to be George IV) in tandem with the renowned collector and connoisseur, Thomas Hope (d. 1831).The present cabinet, along with the aforementioned models, are each mounted with wreath ornamentation typically representing Apollo, the ancient Greek god of poetry, music and the arts. However, the pairing of pilasters headed by palm-flowered or lotus-leaf ormolu work with these distinctive wreath mounts is most likely a reference to the grecian choragic monument of Thrasyllus, which appears illustrated in J. Stuart and N. Revett, The Antiquities of Athens, 1762. Importantly, almost identical gilt bronze adorned pilasters are a prominent element on a satinwood desk provided in 1811 for Carlton House in London, upon behalf of the Prince of Wales. This was executed by the renowned cabinet making partnership of William Marsh and Thomas Tatham, see W.H. Pyne, Carlton House, 1817 and J. O'Brien & D. Guinness, Great Irish Houses and Castles, 1992, London, p. 161.The particularly well defined and highly detailed mounts on the offered model were almost certainly produced by Alexis Decaix (d.1811), who was a French bronze-founder based on Old Bond Street. Decaix supplied ormolu upon behalf of the then Prince of Wales (later George IV) and in turn gained recognition in large part due to the hugely influential collector and designer, Thomas Hope, via the latter's 1807 publication, Household Furniture and Interior Decoration.Similar gilt bronze wreath mounts also feature on a desk provided for Hothfield Place in Kent, which was home to the 9th Earl of Thanet. This desk sold Christie's, 27 November 1969, lot 142. Closely related palms or lotus leaves, as appear on the above, are among the ormolu mounts adorning the yew wood bookcases made in 1806 by the firm of Marsh and Tatham for the Prince of Wales. One of these bookcases sold Christie's, 3 July 1997, lot 70. Such Grecian ornament, which was often favoured by Marsh and Tatham, drew its more recent inspiration from the Neoclassical furniture housed at the Duchess Street property belonging to Thomas Hope, as well as from the latter's designs. Another rosewood bookcase, made in 1806 by Marsh and Tatham, which has similar ormolu mounts to both the present and aforementioned examples, is one forming part of the Royal Collection, Buckingham Palace. This appears illustrated in M. Jourdain, Regency Furniture, 1795-1820, 1948, Glasgow, fig. 11, p. 64.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP YTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com