LATE VICTORIAN BY A BLAIN

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A NEAR PAIR OF ASH AND PURPLEWOOD CHESTS
LATE VICTORIAN BY A BLAIN
Each drawer stamped 'A.BLAIN & SON LIVERPOOL', two drawers stamped twice, the grain on the top of one chest is straight and that on the other is heavily figured, the handles would appear, to be all the same, however the scrolls of those on one chest are downturned and on the other chest they are upturned
35¼in. (85.5cm.) high, 47¾in. (121cm.) wide, 21½in. (54.5cm.) deep; 34¼in. (87cm.) high, 41½in. (105.5cm.) wide, 20¾in. (53cm.) deep (2)

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Lot Essay

Several pieces, all of good quality, have been sold in these rooms and probably A Blain is the cabinet-maker recorded as being active in Liverpool circa 1835. The dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840, Beard and Gilbert, Massey 1986

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