Important English Furniture

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Lot 326
  • 326

A George III mahogany and inlaid cupboard late 18th century

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Description

  • 233cm. high, 141cm. wide, 61cm. deep; 7ft. 7¾in., 4ft. 7½in., 2ft.
with a single and a double articulated hinged door, the central door with a concealed sprung door catch, and with one long drawer below inlaid to simulate three drawers, inlaid with maple banding and geometric motifs together with boxwood and ebonised stringing

Catalogue Note

The designs of the cupboard reflect the fashion for the 'antique' promoted by Thomas Sheraton's Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing Book, 1793.