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A design for a wardrobe with similar pedestal cupboards at either end appears in George Smith's A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture, 1808, pl.134.
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A REGENCY MAHOGANY PEDESTAL CUPBOARD
In the manner of George Smith, with acanthus scroll-carved cresting and acroteria above a single door with beaded rectangular panels flanked by columnar uprights, the interior now fitted for a wardrobe, on plinth base (alterations)-69in. (175cm.) high, 27in. (69cm.) wide, 25¼in. (64cm.) deep
In the manner of George Smith, with acanthus scroll-carved cresting and acroteria above a single door with beaded rectangular panels flanked by columnar uprights, the interior now fitted for a wardrobe, on plinth base (alterations)-69in. (175cm.) high, 27in. (69cm.) wide, 25¼in. (64cm.) deep