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Rare George III Mahogany Floor Standing Folio Cabinet
Georgian Antiques
for sale €2,633     $2,858
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Rare George III Mahogany Floor Standing Folio Cabinet

18th century
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Circa 1790. A rare George III mahogany and inlaid floor standing folio cabinet, the hinged oak top veneered in flame mahogany with a folding section to the front, with boxwood fore-edge banding, the front with a faux drawer on the top with five full-sized graduating drawers beneath, each with a pair of cast brass handles and diamond shaped boxwood escutcheons, beneath the bottom drawer there is a stylish ogee moulding and the piece rests on 4 four stylish bracket feet with castors behind for ease of movement, the sides with a pair of cast brass swan neck lifting handles.

Rare and unusual cabinet

Physical Dimensions
Height
59cm (23.23")
Width
70cm (27.56")
Depth
67cm (26.38")
Declaration

Georgian Antiques has dated this George III Mahogany Folio Cabinet to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1178431
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34893
Description
Circa 1790. A rare George III mahogany and inlaid floor standing folio cabinet, the hinged oak top veneered in flame mahogany with a folding section to the front, with boxwood fore-edge banding, the front with a faux drawer on the top with five full-sized graduating drawers beneath, each with a pair of cast brass handles and diamond shaped boxwood escutcheons, beneath the bottom drawer there is a stylish ogee moulding and the piece rests on 4 four stylish bracket feet with castors behind for ease of movement, the sides with a pair of cast brass swan neck lifting handles.

Rare and unusual cabinet

Height
59cm (23.23")
Width
70cm (27.56")
Depth
67cm (26.38")
Date of Manufacture

Georgian Antiques has dated this George III Mahogany Folio Cabinet to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1178431
Dealers Internal Ref
34893
Georgian Antiques
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An 18th-century George III mahogany floor-standing folio cabinet featuring shallow drawers with brass knobs, boxwood inlay, brass side carrying handles, and shaped bracket feet.
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Archive I An 18th-century George III mahogany floor-standing folio cabinet featuring shallow drawers with brass knobs, boxwood inlay, brass side carrying handles, and shaped bracket feet.

Rare George III Mahogany Floor Standing Folio Cabinet

Archive II An 18th-century George III mahogany floor-standing folio cabinet featuring shallow drawers with brass knobs, boxwood inlay, brass side carrying handles, and shaped bracket feet. View II
Archive III An 18th-century George III mahogany floor-standing folio cabinet featuring shallow drawers with brass knobs, boxwood inlay, brass side carrying handles, and shaped bracket feet. View III
Archive IV An 18th-century George III mahogany floor-standing folio cabinet featuring shallow drawers with brass knobs, boxwood inlay, brass side carrying handles, and shaped bracket feet. View IV
Archive V An 18th-century George III mahogany floor-standing folio cabinet featuring shallow drawers with brass knobs, boxwood inlay, brass side carrying handles, and shaped bracket feet. View V
Archive VI An 18th-century George III mahogany floor-standing folio cabinet featuring shallow drawers with brass knobs, boxwood inlay, brass side carrying handles, and shaped bracket feet. View VI
Archive VII An 18th-century George III mahogany floor-standing folio cabinet featuring shallow drawers with brass knobs, boxwood inlay, brass side carrying handles, and shaped bracket feet. View VII
Archive VIII An 18th-century George III mahogany floor-standing folio cabinet featuring shallow drawers with brass knobs, boxwood inlay, brass side carrying handles, and shaped bracket feet. View VIII
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Leith Links
Edinburgh
EH6 7HF
Scotland
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An 18th-century George III mahogany floor-standing folio cabinet featuring shallow drawers with brass knobs, boxwood inlay, brass side carrying handles, and shaped bracket feet.
Rare George III Mahogany Floor Standing Folio Cabinet
Ref: SA1178431
An 18th-century George III mahogany floor-standing folio cabinet featuring shallow drawers with brass knobs, boxwood inlay, brass side carrying handles, and shaped bracket feet.
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A George III folio cabinet is an 18th-century British storage piece designed specifically to store oversized paper items, architectural drawings, prints, maps, or bound folios flat within wide, shallow drawers or dedicated compartments.

These cabinets were typically constructed using solid or veneered mahogany, often featuring boxwood or ebony stringing inlays, oak or pine secondary timbers for internal drawer construction, and cast brass drop handles.

Authentic Georgian pieces display hand-cut dovetail drawer joinery, hand-planed secondary woods, original cast brass hardware showing natural surface oxidisation, and genuine age-related timber shrinkage or patina.

A floor-standing folio cabinet functions well in a home office, hallway, or gentlemans library, providing structured storage while serving as a substantial low-level surface or alternative coffee table.

Care for mahogany by dusting regularly with a dry microfibre cloth, applying high-grade beeswax twice yearly along the grain, and avoiding placement near radiators or direct sunlight.
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