A superb pair of Victorian mahogany marquetry inlaid corner cabinets of exceptional quality, dating to circa 1880. Beautifully proportioned and exquisitely decorated, these elegant cabinets were crafted to make full use of a room''s corners while providing refined display and storage.Each cabinet has a shaped triangular top with a bowed front, richly inlaid with an elegant musical lyre surrounded by scrolling foliage and floral marquetry within a finely banded border. The serpentine frieze below is beautifully decorated with trailing harebells, quatrefoils and ribbon swags, demonstrating the outstanding standard of craftsmanship associated with the finest English cabinet makers of the late Victorian period.The graceful bowed doors are veneered in beautifully figured mahogany and centred with superb marquetry panels depicting classical urns overflowing with flowers, enclosed within finely detailed oval laurel wreaths. The contrasting timbers create a striking depth of colour, en...