an edwardian mahogany harewood, satinwood and marquetry cabinet

BY MAPLE & CO.

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an edwardian mahogany harewood, satinwood and marquetry cabinet
By Maple & Co.
Banded and cross-banded overall and inlaid with boxwood, ebony and chequer-banded lines, the eared rectangular top above a dentilled border and a frieze drawer with a central panel inlaid with ribbon-tied floral garlands, flanked to either side by simulated panels, above a pair of doors each centred by a recessed panel decorated with elegant couples, enclosing a plain interior with a shelf, the sides inlaid with simulated panels, on square tapering legs terminating in brass bell-shaped feet, the lock stamped HOBBS & CO/LONDON/LEVER/MACHINE/MADE
89cm. high x 94cm. wide x 47.5cm. deep

Lot Essay

This elegant cabinet, which is veneered with light exotic timbers and painted with scenes after Boucher, reflects the refined Edwardian 'George III' style of the late 19th Century. Maple & Co. advertised this type of cabinet in the 'Drawing-Room Furniture' section of their sale catalogue, which was introduced as 'The drawing-room being the principal reception room over which the lady of the house reigns supreme, should be treated with the greatest taste and refinement...'. The present cabinet was listed as 920 B and described as a 'Handsome Satinwood Inlaid Cabinet, With painted panels' and was priced at 17.10 Pounds.

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