AN EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY DOUBLE WELLINGTON CHEST

BY HOLLAND AND SONS

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AN EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY DOUBLE WELLINGTON CHEST
By Holland and Sons
The rectangular top above two colums of seven graduated drawers each flanked by a flap on each side and on a plinth base, the top right drawer with stencil in black ink 'FROM HOLLAND & SONS UPHOLSTERERS TO MARY LE BAIN ST LEWIS'S LONDON', the drawer edge stamped '881', the hinges stamped 'HORNE PATENT'
41 in. (106 cm.) high; 47 in. (121.5 cm.) wide; 18 in. (47.5 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

Holland and Sons were among the most distinguished furniture producers of the Victorian period, starting as Taprell and Holland at the begininning of the 19th Century, and becoming Holland and Sons in 1843. They supplied the furniture for many of the London clubs including the Athenaeum, the Reform Club and the Oxford and Cambridge Club. They took over premises in Mount Street in 1851 and their archives dating to 1942, when the firm ceased trading, are now preserved by the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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