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DESIGNED BY GEORGE AITCHISON, POSSIBLY FOR LEIGHTON HOUSE, 1870S
Details
An Inlaid Mahogany and Mother-of-Pearl Display Cabinet
Designed by George Aitchison, possibly for Leighton House, 1870s
Hexagonal form, glazed upper section with central shelf, the tapering legs inset with turquoise cabochons, the whole richly decorated with mother-of-pearl and marquetry inlay in the Moorish style, mother-of-pearl escutcheon
71¾in. (82.2cm.) high; 30¼in. (77cm.) approximate width
Designed by George Aitchison, possibly for Leighton House, 1870s
Hexagonal form, glazed upper section with central shelf, the tapering legs inset with turquoise cabochons, the whole richly decorated with mother-of-pearl and marquetry inlay in the Moorish style, mother-of-pearl escutcheon
71¾in. (82.2cm.) high; 30¼in. (77cm.) approximate width
Provenance
Tiffany & Co.
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