Lot Essay
From 1874 - 1901 the Bramah lock company was owned by J.T. Needs & Co. who held Royal Warrants from Queen Victoria and King Edward VII.
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19TH CENTURY
Details
AN ENGLISH PARCEL-GILT EBONY AND IVORY OPEN DISPLAY CABINET
19TH CENTURY
Banded and featherbanded overall and inlaid with arabesques, the moulded inverted breakfont cornice above an open double-arched compartment, flanked by four fluted columns and fluted niches, above two drawers, the breakfront stand with four frieze drawers, on fluted square tapering legs and a moulded stepped plinth, on bun feet, the locks inscribed J.T. Needs 128 Picadilly/Late J. Bramah 184 Picadilly
222 cm. high x 186 cm. wide x 53 cm. deep
19TH CENTURY
Banded and featherbanded overall and inlaid with arabesques, the moulded inverted breakfont cornice above an open double-arched compartment, flanked by four fluted columns and fluted niches, above two drawers, the breakfront stand with four frieze drawers, on fluted square tapering legs and a moulded stepped plinth, on bun feet, the locks inscribed J.T. Needs 128 Picadilly/Late J. Bramah 184 Picadilly
222 cm. high x 186 cm. wide x 53 cm. deep
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Christie's charge a premium to the buyer on the final bid price of each lot sold at the following rates: 23.8% of the final bid price of each lot sold up to and including €150,000 and 14.28% of any amount in excess of €150,000. Buyers' premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.