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Rare Pair of Adam Style Mahogany Display Counters
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Rare Pair of Adam Style Mahogany Display Counters

1900 - 1920
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Circa 1900. A quality pair of Adam style mahogany display cabinets, the glazed tops in a mahogany frame with finely carved beading to the underside and glazed on the front and sides, the hinged top opens to reveal an uninterrupted interior, beneath the glazed section is a very finely carved beading the runs around the front and sides, the gables with a panel of canted corners and flower heads and centered by swags and tails, tapering hare bells and a carved paterae in the center, the front with three astragal glazed doors with brass beadings separating, opening to uninterrupted polished interiors, with beadings and blind fretwork on the facings, all resting on carved toupie feet, the pair of cabinets with working locks, one bearing a presentation plaque on the top ‘presented to the regimental museum of the Kings own Scottish Borderers, by Thomas Wilson (Berwick) Ltd, house furnishers in 1951’.

Physical Dimensions
Height
89cm (35.04")
Width
132cm (51.97")
Depth
51cm (20.08")
Declaration

Georgian Antiques has dated these Adam Style Display Counters to the 1900s.

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SA1179816
Dealers Internal Reference
14681
Description
Circa 1900. A quality pair of Adam style mahogany display cabinets, the glazed tops in a mahogany frame with finely carved beading to the underside and glazed on the front and sides, the hinged top opens to reveal an uninterrupted interior, beneath the glazed section is a very finely carved beading the runs around the front and sides, the gables with a panel of canted corners and flower heads and centered by swags and tails, tapering hare bells and a carved paterae in the center, the front with three astragal glazed doors with brass beadings separating, opening to uninterrupted polished interiors, with beadings and blind fretwork on the facings, all resting on carved toupie feet, the pair of cabinets with working locks, one bearing a presentation plaque on the top ‘presented to the regimental museum of the Kings own Scottish Borderers, by Thomas Wilson (Berwick) Ltd, house furnishers in 1951’.
Height
89cm (35.04")
Width
132cm (51.97")
Depth
51cm (20.08")
Date of Manufacture

Georgian Antiques has dated these Adam Style Display Counters to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1179816
Dealers Internal Ref
14681
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A pair of Adam style mahogany display counters featuring glass tops, glazed doors with geometric oval tracery, and carved swags on the sides.
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Archive I A pair of Adam style mahogany display counters featuring glass tops, glazed doors with geometric oval tracery, and carved swags on the sides.

Rare Pair of Adam Style Mahogany Display Counters

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A pair of Adam style mahogany display counters featuring glass tops, glazed doors with geometric oval tracery, and carved swags on the sides.
Rare Pair of Adam Style Mahogany Display Counters
Ref: SA1179816
A pair of Adam style mahogany display counters featuring glass tops, glazed doors with geometric oval tracery, and carved swags on the sides.
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  • ObjectDisplay Cabinets
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleAdam Style
  • MaterialMahogany, Glass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsOval tracery, Carved swags, Turned legs, Glazed panels
  • SizeH 89 cm (35 in) x W 132 cm (52 in) x D 51 cm (20 in)

These Adam style display counters, dating from around 1900, consist of a matched pair constructed from mahogany with a warm brown finish. Each cabinet incorporates a glass top framed in timber, glazed panels on the front and sides, and three astragal glazed doors featuring geometric oval tracery. Fine decorative details include carved swags and tails on the gables, brass beadings separating the doors, blind fretwork on the facings, and carved toupie feet. Measuring 89 cm high, 132 cm wide and 51 cm deep, these low-profile display counters are designed to stand on the floor. They suit placement in a living room, study, or hallway as functional furniture for exhibiting collections or artefacts.

FAQs

The Adam style is an 18th-century Neoclassical aesthetic movement led by architect Robert Adam, characterised by classical Roman motifs, architectural symmetry, carved swags, urns, and refined geometric door tracery.

These pieces are predominantly constructed using solid and veneered mahogany, fitted with clear glass panels, decorative timber mouldings, and brass locks or catches.

Look for traditional joinery techniques such as hand-cut dovetails, original glass with light surface variations, detailed hand-carved timber accents, and natural age-related oxidisation on interior unvarnished woods.

These cabinets serve as architectural sideboards in dining rooms, focal storage pieces along expansive hallway walls, or sophisticated display cases in private libraries and curated retail environments.

Dust regularly using a dry microfibre cloth, nourish the timber occasionally with high-quality beeswax, and clean glass surfaces by spraying cleaner onto a cloth rather than directly near timber joinery.
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