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A Large Finely Figured Rosewood Collector's Cabinet Of Unusual Form

Origin

England

Period

19th Century

Materials

Of Brazilian rosewood and mahogany.

Dimensions

W.	44 in;	H.	40 in;	D.	24 in;
W.	111.76 cm;	H.	101.6 cm;	D.	60.96 cm;

Creation Date

Mid-Nineteenth Century.

Description

In two parts; the upper section with veneered top and shallow four-sided gallery and D-molded edge. Three paneled door fronts are divided by four projecting reeded corbels, the central door with keyhole brass escutcheon is detachable while the flanking doors are hinged. The doors and panel open to reveal a fully fitted interior of drawers and trays with paired brass knobs. The taller lower part topped by a D-molded edge above a plain slim single channel frieze. The front formed as a single detachable lift-out panel faced by conforming three panels divided by four reeded-edge corbels. The lower D-molded plinth above four bun feet. The single-section front panel detaches to reveal a further fully fitted interior comprising three graduated banks of drawers and trays. Minor repairs. Some of the internal drawers have been joined to create a single low-sided tray at some early point in the history of the cabinet. The façade of the upper part apparently once a single panel but hinged at sometime early in the cabinet's history. Some brass knobs replaced.

Styles / Movements

Traditional

Dealer Reference Number

11617

Incollect Reference Number

373120