A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND FUSTIC COLLECTOR'S CABINET

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND FUSTIC COLLECTOR'S CABINET
Inlaid overall with boxwood lines, the rectangular projecting top with flowerhead moulded edge above a pair of cupboard doors with inlaid oval panels encircled by husk trails enclosing three later shelves and above a waved foliage-inlaid apron, with shaped panelled mahogany backboard, on splayed feet, the sides with carrying-handles, the backboard loose, later inner back panel and previously with a grille or slatted back
28½ in. (72.5 cm.) high; 26 in. (66 cm.) wide; 14 in. (35.5 cm.) deep

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This small cabinet, with its elliptical medallions of flame-figured mahogany, laurel-wreaths and scrolled apron and feet reflect the antique style popularised by Messrs. A. Hepplewhite & Co.'s The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide, 1788.