Baines & Son
Regency Figured Mahogany Sarcophagus Wine Cooler by Baines & Son
ENGLAND, CIRCA 1825
55 x 106 x 52 cm
21 ¾ x 41 ¾ x 20 ½ in
21 ¾ x 41 ¾ x 20 ½ in
JL34
Provenance
Private Collection, Switzerland
Of sarcophagus form, the hinged top enclosing a copper-lined interior and with a brass ratchet support, the panelled body with vine-case handles to the sides, on foliate scrolled paw feet...
Of sarcophagus form, the hinged top enclosing a copper-lined interior and with a brass ratchet support, the panelled body with vine-case handles to the sides, on foliate scrolled paw feet and brass castors, the interior stamped ‘BAINES & SON NO 1 ST PAULS CHURCHYARD’.
The firm of Baines are recorded as trading from No. 1 St. Paul's Churchyard from 1810 when they were trading as an auctioneer of furniture (see Morning Advertiser, 22 June, 1810) and the following year as a trader in ‘well-manufactured stock of Upholstery and Cabinet Goods’ (Bury and Norwich Post, 19 June, 1811). Following Abraham Baines’ death in 1821, his widow (Margaret or Margery) and son continued the business. In 1824 they advertised for ‘six first-rate cabinet-makers and two chair-makers’ (Morning Advertiser, 7th April) and traded until 1827, when the contents of the warehouse was offered for public auction (see Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser, 2 February, 1827).
St Paul's Churchyard was a historically important location for cabinet makers and included many makers from the 17th to the 19th centuries including Thomas Warden, cane chair maker (17th century), William Old and John Ody (1710-20), Coxed and Woster (1718-35), Thomas Bradshaw (1754-75), Philiip Bell (fl. 1758–74) and Thomas Silk (fl. 1767–1801), and complementary trades such as the locksmiths Chubb (registered there in 1818). According to British and Irish Furniture Makers Online, the stamp of ‘BAINES & SON NO 1 ST PAULS CHURCHYARD’ is extant on a pair of satin birch dining chairs.
A Baines & Son mahogany wine cooler of similar form was offered for sale at Sotheby's London, 29 November 2002 (lot 19).
Interestingly Baines & Son produced a monopodium Rosewood table with a plaque underneath stating, in French, that Napoleon Bonaparte signed his abdication upon it in 1814 at Fontainebleau.
The firm of Baines are recorded as trading from No. 1 St. Paul's Churchyard from 1810 when they were trading as an auctioneer of furniture (see Morning Advertiser, 22 June, 1810) and the following year as a trader in ‘well-manufactured stock of Upholstery and Cabinet Goods’ (Bury and Norwich Post, 19 June, 1811). Following Abraham Baines’ death in 1821, his widow (Margaret or Margery) and son continued the business. In 1824 they advertised for ‘six first-rate cabinet-makers and two chair-makers’ (Morning Advertiser, 7th April) and traded until 1827, when the contents of the warehouse was offered for public auction (see Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser, 2 February, 1827).
St Paul's Churchyard was a historically important location for cabinet makers and included many makers from the 17th to the 19th centuries including Thomas Warden, cane chair maker (17th century), William Old and John Ody (1710-20), Coxed and Woster (1718-35), Thomas Bradshaw (1754-75), Philiip Bell (fl. 1758–74) and Thomas Silk (fl. 1767–1801), and complementary trades such as the locksmiths Chubb (registered there in 1818). According to British and Irish Furniture Makers Online, the stamp of ‘BAINES & SON NO 1 ST PAULS CHURCHYARD’ is extant on a pair of satin birch dining chairs.
A Baines & Son mahogany wine cooler of similar form was offered for sale at Sotheby's London, 29 November 2002 (lot 19).
Interestingly Baines & Son produced a monopodium Rosewood table with a plaque underneath stating, in French, that Napoleon Bonaparte signed his abdication upon it in 1814 at Fontainebleau.