THIS IS A REALLY BEAUTIFUL AND HIGHLY VERSATILE COLLECTORS CABINET IN FIGURED HONDURAS MAHOGANY CIRCA 1890 WITH SOLID PROVENANCE TO THE HARRISON INSTITUTE FORMERLY THER HARRISON ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM.
FOUNDED BY THE EMINENT ORNITHOLOGIST JAMES MAURICE HARRISON IN SEVENOAKS, KENT IN 1930 WHOSE FAMILY FORTUNE ORIGINATED FROM THE ''J & C HARRISON SHIPPING LINE''. TODAY THE INSTITUTE IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED ORGANISATION WHICH WORKS IN BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH IN AFRICA AND ASIA.
THE CABINET IS BEAUTIFULLY CONSTRUCTED AND OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. 24 DRAWERS WITH CLOSELY FITTED GLAZED FRAME TOPS IN FOUR RANKS OF SIX. THE DRAWERS ARE SOLID MAHOGANY THROUGHOUT. EACH IS BASE LINED WITH A LAYER OF CORK AND PAPERED OVER. RE-LINING IS ONE OF OUR SPECIALITIES IF REQUIRED.
DIMENSIONS.
HEIGHT. 57.25 INCHES.
WIDTH. 23.5 INCHES.
FRONT TO BACK. 21.5 INCHES.
DRAWERS.
WIDTH. 18.5 INCHES.
FRONT TO BACK. 17.25 INCHES.
OVERALL DEPTH. 2 INCHES. (IMPERIAL PIN DEPTH).
AN EXCELLENT AND VERY ATTRACTIVE CABINET WHICH WILL SERVE A MULTITUDE OF COLLECTING PURPOSES ADMIRABLY.
ALL QUESTIONS WELCOME AND SAFE DELIVERY CAN BE ARRANGED.
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Internal Reference: 5071/SRR
Antique Number: SA1143425
Dateline of this antique is 1890
Height is 145.5cm (57.3inches)
Width is 60cm (23.6inches)
Depth is 55cm (21.7inches)
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