Queen Anne Style Display Cabinet by Maple & Co.

A very good Queen Anne style flame mahogany display cabinet by Maple & Co. of London. Dating from the early 20th century and well constructed in solid mahogany with attractive flame mahogany veneers. With a domed top surmounted by a carved crest. With a pair of glazed doors (lockable, key supplied) which open to access a shelved display space. Underneath are a pair of drawers with original brass handles. All standing on carved cabriole legs with a carved apron. Sympathetically repolished in our workshops to a very high standard. Now offered for sale in excellent condition with a lovely colour, ready to go straight into the home.

Dimensions:

Width 91cms

Depth 44cms

Height 179cms

Internal shelf depth 32cms

Maple & Co was established by John Maple, a shopkeeper from Horley, Surrey, who later opened a furniture shop in Tottenham Court Road. However it was his son, John Blundell Maple , who made Maples & Co a success. With exceptional business skills, John B. Maple took over the company while still a young man. By the 1880s they were the largest furniture store in the world, exported their fine furniture to every continent.

Maples manufactured their luxury furniture entirely in-house, at a huge modern complex. A timber importer and furniture exporter, they landed prestigious contracts furnishing fine houses, hotels, embassies and palaces in Europe; among them Tsar Nicholas’s Winter Palace and the Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna . With his own empire established, John Blundell Maple achieved further fame in politics and horseracing – some lines, such as the Atherstoke antique cabinet, having racing connections in the titles.

Never compromising on quality, Maples produced a huge catalogue of fine furniture, covering every avenue of interior design. A Maples & Co sale today would cover everything from Chippendale Revival antique dining chairs , to Aesthetic style carved oak dressers, to Art Nouveau tulip carved antique dining tables – all from the same catalogue.

The exclusivity and high quality of craftsmanship of Maples’ antique cabinets, dining suites and bedroom furniture made them highly popular with Britain’s social elite. Today, they appeal to anyone who appreciates fine craftsmanship.