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Mahogany Chippendale Style Linen Cabinet
Philip Hunt Antiques
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Mahogany Chippendale Style Linen Cabinet

1900 - 1920
Description

This High Quality Linen Cabinet was Made By Lambs of Manchester.

Standing Upon Ogee Bracket Feet.

The Bottom of the Cabinet Having 3 Oak Lined Graduated Drawers Which Retain Their Decorative Cast Brass Swan Neck Handles.

The Upper Section Having 2 Doors With Astragal Moldings and Shaped Carved Corners.

The Cabinet Features Canted Corners and Carved Decoration.

Presented in Good Condition.

Lambs of Manchester were a renowned cabinet making firm, founded by James Lamb. He was a Manchester cabinetmaker who started in the mid Victorian era. James Lamb was born in 1816, he joined the family business and turned it into a high class interior design, decorating and furnishing firm. The firm had a cabinet making workshop in Castleford and their main gallery in John Dalton Street, Manchester, with vast furniture showrooms over three floors showing their quality pieces for sale.

Lambs of Manchester was to go onto international success winning medals at the London 1862 Exhibition and the Paris 1867 Exhibition.

Size:

Height 51" (130cm)

Width 30 1/2" (77cm)

Depth 18" (46cm)

Physical Dimensions
Height
130cm (51.18")
Width
77cm (30.31")
Depth
46cm (18.11")
Declaration

Philip Hunt Antiques has dated this Chippendale Mahogany Linen Cabinet to the 1900s.

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SA1124678
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PP100-33
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Description
This High Quality Linen Cabinet was Made By Lambs of Manchester.

Standing Upon Ogee Bracket Feet.

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The Bottom of the Cabinet Having 3 Oak Lined Graduated Drawers Which Retain Their Decorative Cast Brass Swan Neck Handles.
Philip Hunt Antiques
fig 1. A Chippendale style mahogany linen cabinet featuring panelled upper cupboard doors over three wide drawers with brass handles and carved ogee feet.
fig 1. Mahogany Chippendale Style Linen Cabinet

The Upper Section Having 2 Doors With Astragal Moldings and Shaped Carved Corners.

The Cabinet Features Canted Corners and Carved Decoration.

Presented in Good Condition.

Lambs of Manchester were a renowned cabinet making firm, founded by James Lamb. He was a Manchester cabinetmaker who started in the mid Victorian era. James Lamb was born in 1816, he joined the family business and turned it into a high class interior design, decorating and furnishing firm. The firm had a cabinet making workshop in Castleford and their main gallery in John Dalton Street, Manchester, with vast furniture showrooms over three floors showing their quality pieces for sale.

Lambs of Manchester was to go onto international success winning medals at the London 1862 Exhibition and the Paris 1867 Exhibition.

Size:

Height 51" (130cm)

Width 30 1/2" (77cm)

Depth 18" (46cm)

Height
130cm (51.18")
Width
77cm (30.31")
Depth
46cm (18.11")
Date of Manufacture

Philip Hunt Antiques has dated this Chippendale Mahogany Linen Cabinet to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1124678
Dealers Internal Ref
PP100-33
Philip Hunt Antiques
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A Chippendale style mahogany linen cabinet featuring panelled upper cupboard doors over three wide drawers with brass handles and carved ogee feet.
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Originating in the eighteenth century, the linen press was developed as a specialized storage piece featuring an upper double cupboard for folded household linens above drawers for clothing. Thomas Chippendale popularized this form with mid-to-late eighteenth-century design hallmarks including classical proportions, carved foliage, and ogee bracket feet.

Traditional examples utilize solid mahogany primary woods with flame mahogany veneers laid over secondary timbers like pine or oak. Drawer construction features hand-cut dovetail joints, solid timber dust boards, and cast brass drop handles with decorative backplates.

Look for distinctive features such as hand-carved corner pilasters, ogee bracket feet, raised panel doors, and original brass ironmongery. Authentic period pieces also display irregular hand-planed back panels, timber oxidisation inside drawers, and traditional slot-headed iron screws.

Position the piece against a muted or neutral wall backdrop to allow the rich timber grain to contrast cleanly. Balance the visual weight by pairing the cabinet with understated modern upholstery or subtle metallic accents in living, dining, or bedroom spaces.

Dust surfaces regularly with a soft microfibre cloth and apply a natural beeswax polish twice annually along the wood grain. Keep the cabinet away from direct heat sources and sunlight to prevent the timber veneer from drying, cracking, or fading.
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