A BAMBOO-TURNED FIGURED MAPLE WARDROBE

ATTRIBUTED TO R.J. HORNER & COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY, 1870-1885

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A BAMBOO-TURNED FIGURED MAPLE WARDROBE
attributed to r.j. horner & company, new york city, 1870-1885
In three parts: the top with rectangular cornice set with bamboo-turned finials flanking a rectangular bamboo-turned entablature above a conforming plain freize; the middle section with rectangular mirrored door enclosing a fitted interior with four shelves and eleven double-hooks, the whole flanked by bamboo-turned engaged columns above conforming seperate base fitted with a single long drawer with applied bamboo-turned moldings and pulls, all on disc feet with castors
88½in. high, 33in. wide, 21½in. deep

Lot Essay

The business of R.J. Horner & Company was located on East 23rd Street in Manhattan. While their exact dates of operation have not been fully established, Horner was the largest local supplier of bamboo furniture. The company's principle competitors in bamboo-style goods included
Nippon, Killian Brothers, and C.A. Aimone; Horner, like Killian Brothers, also retailed high-style revival furniture as well. Objects retailed by Horner have been documented with porcelain or paper labels.

For a similar armoire, see Dubrow, American Furniture of the
Nineteenth Century (New York, 1983), p.229.