A MID-VICTORIAN MAHOGANY ESTATE CABINET

BY HOLLAND AND SONS

Details

A MID-VICTORIAN MAHOGANY ESTATE CABINET
By Holland and Sons
The moulded cornice about two pairs of doors enclosing pigeon-holes, above a pair of fall-flaps enclosing further pigeon-holes, the lower section with two pairs of panelled doors, one pair enclosing a shelf, on a plinth base, stamped 'HOLLAND & SONS MOUNT STREET LONDON LONDON', the locks stamped 'CHUBB'S PATENT 128 QUEEN VICTORIA ST CHUBB LONDON LONDON' and numbered '1503325', '1503326', '1503324', '1503323', with modern paper label to the reverse with the Royal Arms and FCO Property'
75 in. (191.5 cm.) high; 82 in. (209.5 cm.) wide; 22 in. (58 cm.) deep

Provenance

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London.

Lot Essay

The firm of Holland and Sons spanned the years from 1815 to 1968, and the remarkable record of the firm's work is preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum's Archive of Art and Design. They were established at the Mount Street address following their merger with Thomas Dowbiggin in 1852.

The cabinet, with its beautifully figured mahogany, typifies the high quality of much of their work carried out for Government offices in the second half of the 19th Century.

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