George Trollope and Sons A gilt-bronze mounted mahogany, burr ambonya, harewood, sycamore and kingwood brèche d'alep marble top side cabinet London, circa 1875

paper label G. TROLLOPE & SONS./3851. 

Overall in good condition with the usual minor scratches, dents and nicks to veneers and carcass consistent with age and use. Tarnishing and dirt to gilt-bronze in places. There is one small chip to each side to the back edge of the marble top. Few scratches to marble top and with the very minor chips to edge of the marble top. There are losses of veneer and lifting to veneer at the rounded front corner of the base and another loss of veneer to the righthand side of the bowed front base. The upper section of the cabinet is not screwed to the side panels as the blocks intended for the assembling of the upper section to the side panels are unglued.
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After taking over the wall paper hanging business of his father, George Trollope became paper hanger to King George IV in 1830 and in 1842 to Queen Victoria. The firm expanded into interior decoration and later a separate branch of cabinet-makers was set up. In 1851, the firm became formally known as George Trollope and Sons and was recorded in West Halkin Street, London by 1864.