Late Victorian Rosewood & Marquetry Inlaid Music Cabinet with Glazed Door & Mirror BackA first quality rosewood & marquetry inlaid piece from around 1880-1900, with an ivorine label to the rear for A J Whitehead, ''Complete House Furnishers'' of Chatham High Street in Kent, with exceptionally figured rosewood veneer throughout and panelled back, on a moulded plinth & bracket feet plus casters, having a bevel-glazed cabinet door, opening on a sheet music compartment of four velvet-covered shelves, the door with half-round glazing beads, marquetry inlaid cartouche to top & bottom, of musical instruments & botanical swirls, together with a twisted brass drop-handle plus working lock & key, the cabinet top with double string inlay and a circular central medallion, marquetry inlaid with a cross & botanical sprigs, the cabinet sides also double-strung, extended by shaped support brackets with strung leading edges, carrying a serpentine fronted shelf and enclosing a bevel-edged mirror back and surmounted by an arched pediment with matching inlaid cartouche, this exceptional music cabinet will impress in the most elegantly-furnished of reception rooms, fully-deserving of the admiring attention it will undoubtedly attract.O/All Width at Plinth 50cm x Depth 41.75cm (19.75'' x 16.5'')O/All Width at Top Shelf 49cm x Depth 28.25cm (19.25'' x c11'')Height to Cabinet Top 84.5cm (33.25''), to Shelf 103.5cm (40.75'') & O/All Height 125.5cm (49.5'')This piece dates from the latter years of the 19thC, so you may expect the mature character & patina of age, together with wear & tear commensurate with normal use but, that being said, it''s actually in very good, clean & sound condition and ready to use in your home. Height is 125.5cm (49.4inches)
Width is 50cm (19.7inches)
Depth is 41.8cm (16.5inches)