AN EDWARDIAN SATINWOOD 'SANDRINGHAM WORKSHOP' FRUIT STAND IN SHERATON REVIVAL STYLE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY inlaid with marquetry conch shells and with banding and stringing, the dished top with a pair of handles and oval panels inscribed 'Sandringham', the base with an undertier and swept legs and brass castors 73.2cm high, 53.4cm wide, 27cm deep Provenance Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942) Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009) The Trustees of Exbury House Catalogue Note The Sandringham 'Technical School of Woodwork' was established by Princess Alexandra (later Queen Alexandra) in 1863. It was originally set up for the children of estate workers, however it later became Her Majesty Queen Mary's 'Carving School' for ex-servicemen and local workers.

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