An exceptional Chippendale period mahogany collector''s cabinet; the top veneered in carefully chosen Cuban mahogany which is inlaid with a band of alternating ebony and ivory triangles and then strung in boxwood and ebony with an outer featherbanding; the cavetto moulded cornice above a frieze inlaid with chequer stringing in a diamond pattern alternating with ivory diamonds above a pair of cupboard doors which are veneered in flame mahogany and inlaid with feather stringing arranged in a geometric pattern; the doors open to reveal twenty graduated drawers arranged around a central door strung in boxwood to create gothic ogee arch tracery; the door opens to reveal an interior of three shelves which have Chinese Chippendale fretwork galleries. The waist is carved with a gadrooned moulding and the cabinet is raised on powerful square tapering legs terminating in block feet.Circa 1760This cabinet incorporates old ivory and has been registered with Defra.Height is 78cm (30.7inches)
Width is 49.5cm (19.5inches)
Depth is 31.5cm (12.4inches)