This is a large rare and impressive antique English satinwood, tulip wood banded and marquetry inlaid compactum wardrobe, by the world renowned cabinet maker and retailer Maple &Co, circa 1880 in date. The central section has a panelled cupboard door superbly inlaid with diamond pattern marquetry decoration, opening to four pull out shelves with three drawers below. Each side features a full length bevelled mirrored panelled door opening to cupboards with hanging space and a shoe drawer to the bottom of each with a secret velvet lined jewellery drawer under the right hand side shoe drawer. It features its original ormolu handles and has its original working locks and keys. It is a truly beautiful and spacious wardrobe of incredible quality and finish. Condition:In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm:Height 214 x Width 176 x Depth 62 Dimensions in inches:Height 7 foot x Width 5 foot, 9 inches x Depth 2 footMaple & Cothe renowned furniture retailer of London, Paris and Buenos Aires, were famous for top quality furniture. They were by Royal Appointment and became one of the leading furniture manufacturers of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. They used only the finest quality timber which was imported directly from all over the world. Maple and Company were founded in 1841 in Tottenham Court Road, London and had premises there until 1997. By the 1880s they were the largest and most successful furniture makers in the world, their huge emporium having become a tourist attraction in its own right. In addition to their middle class clientele, they furnished Embassies, hotels, beautiful homes and palaces all over the globe, including Tsar Nicholas''s Winter Palace, the Hoffburg Imperial Palace in Vienna, and many of Britain''s country houses. Satinwood is a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen, much used in cabinetmaking, especially in marquetry. It comes from two tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family). 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 Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Rutaceae. Our reference: A3355aHeight is 214cm (84.3inches)
Width is 176cm (69.3inches)
Depth is 62cm (24.4inches)