A DUTCH WALNUT CABINET

MID 18TH CENTURY

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A DUTCH WALNUT CABINET
MID 18TH CENTURY
THE ARCHED SHAPED MOULDED CORNICE CENTRED BY A ROCKWORK AND SCROLLING FOLIATE CLASP, ABOVE A PAIR OF ARCHED DOORS WITH SHAPED PANELS ENCLOSING A PLAIN INTERIOR WITH THREE SHELVES, TWO DRAWERS AND THREE BASE DRAWERS, THE BOMBé BASE SECTION WITH TWO SHORT DRAWERS AND TWO LONG DRAWERS, BETWEEN SHAPED CANTED ANGLES INLAID WITH SIMULATED ARCHED PANELS, ON CLAW-AND-BALL FEET, MINOR RESTORATIONS
243CM. HIGH X 191CM. WIDE X 65CM. DEEP

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THIS CABINET HAS INTRIGUING LATE 18TH CENTURY ORMOLU MOUNTS, EMBELLISHED WITH THE PORTRAIT MEDALLIONS OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN. THE HANDLES ARE NOT ORIGINAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN APPLIED WHEN THE CABINET WAS PRESENTED TO A NEWLY-WED COUPLE ON THEIR MARRIAGE

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