A SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH TWIN HANDLED PAPIER MACHE TRAY ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY CLAY
of rectangular form with curved corners, decorated with panels simulating japanned lacquer against a gilt ground with seaweed decoration bordered with geometric latticework, the centre with a coat of arms surmounted by a crest of a cross pattée fitchée, the brass handles with painted tin backplates,
70.5cm long

for a tray of identical form and similarly attached handles decorated withChinoiserie figures, see Bonhams Knightsbridge, 10th Feb 2016 lot 747