Antique Late Victorian Satinwood Display Cabinet c. 1890
Regent Antiques has been trading in London for three decades. We specialise in English and Continental antique furniture, silver and porcelain. Our main markets are Europe and North America and we export worldwide. Antique Late Victorian Satinwood Display Cabinet c. This is a superb antique late 19th century.
Display cabinet, outlined throughout with boxwood and ebony stringing. It has a decorative central bowed door with twenty bevelled glass panels, opening to reveal two adjustable glass shelves. The top frieze is beautifully inlaid with a central roundel with female head flanked by foliate arabesques.
The sides shelved with butterfly veneered backs with boxwood and ebony stringing and the base fitted with a large central cupboard, the door inlaid with a ribbon tied oval and a reclining woman, flanked by a small cupboard on each side. It stands on square tapered legs and is complete with working locks and keys. The entire piece highlights the unique and truly exceptional pattern of the satinwood extremely well. It has masterfully executed black line ebony and boxwood inlaid decoration. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully restored in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Height 153 x Width 97 x Depth 48. Height 60.2 x Width 38.2 x Depth 18.9. Satinwood is a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen, much used in cabinetmaking, especially in.
It comes from two tropical trees of the family Rutaceae. East Indian or Ceylon satinwood is the yellowish or dark-brown heartwood of Chloroxylon swietenia. The lustrous, fine-grained, usually figured wood is used for furniture, cabinetwork, veneers, and backs of brushes.
West Indian satinwood, sometimes called yellow wood, is considered superior. It is the golden yellow, lustrous, even-grained wood found in the Florida Keys and the West Indies. It has long been valued for furniture.
It is also used for musical instruments, veneers, and other purposes. Satinwood is classified in the division. Take a tour of our London showrooms.Take Piccadilly line to Manor House station. Go to top of escalators and turn left.
Take exit 7 and walk straight on for 10 metres. Manor Warehouse is on the right. There is car parking available on site.
Please make all cheques payable to Regent Antiques. Bank details: Regent Antiques - BBVA - Account: 05701615 - Sort: 23-59-11.For the best value, we recommend offsetting this cost by purchasing multiple items. The item "Antique Late Victorian Satinwood Display Cabinet c.
1890" is in sale since Monday, June 20, 2016. This item is in the category "Antiques\Antique Furniture\Cabinets\Victorian (1837-1901)". The seller is "regentantiquesuk" and is located in London N4 1BX.
This item can be shipped worldwide.