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C19th Tulipwood, Purple Wood and Sycamore Tambour Fronted Corner Floor Standing Cupboard
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C19th Tulipwood, Purple Wood and Sycamore Tambour Fronted Corner Floor Standing Cupboard

19th century
Description

A 19th century French Louis XV style tulipwood, purplewood and sycamore corner cabinet,

applied with gilt bronze mounts the moulded grey St Anne marble top above a riband inlaid frieze and sliding tambour door enclosing a shelf, flanked by simulated flutes; above a undulating floral marquetry frieze; on short cabriole legs with sabots

Measuring

74cm wide

55cm deep

73cm high.

Condition

There is a small section of veneer missing in the front which I will replace prior to delivery comes complete with original key

Physical Dimensions
Height
73cm (28.74")
Width
74cm (29.13")
Depth
55cm (21.65")
Declaration

I M Chaney Antique Furniture has dated this Tulipwood Corner Tambour Cupboard to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1240274
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Description
A 19th century French Louis XV style tulipwood, purplewood and sycamore corner cabinet,

applied with gilt bronze mounts the moulded grey St Anne marble top above a riband inlaid frieze and sliding tambour door enclosing a shelf, flanked by simulated flutes; above a undulating floral marquetry frieze; on short cabriole legs with sabots

Measuring

74cm wide

55cm deep

73cm high.

Condition

“
There is a small section of veneer missing in the front which I will replace prior to delivery comes complete with original key.
I M Chaney Antique Furniture
Height
73cm (28.74")
Width
74cm (29.13")
Depth
55cm (21.65")
Date of Manufacture

I M Chaney Antique Furniture has dated this Tulipwood Corner Tambour Cupboard to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1240274
I M Chaney Antique Furniture
I M Chaney Antique Furniture
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2009
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A nineteenth-century floor-standing corner cupboard featuring a chevron-veneered tambour front, a grey marble top, and gilt bronze mounts.
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Archive I A nineteenth-century floor-standing corner cupboard featuring a chevron-veneered tambour front, a grey marble top, and gilt bronze mounts.

C19th Tulipwood, Purple Wood and Sycamore Tambour Fronted Corner Floor Standing Cupboard

Archive II A nineteenth-century floor-standing corner cupboard featuring a chevron-veneered tambour front, a grey marble top, and gilt bronze mounts. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century floor-standing corner cupboard featuring a chevron-veneered tambour front, a grey marble top, and gilt bronze mounts. View III
Archive IV A nineteenth-century floor-standing corner cupboard featuring a chevron-veneered tambour front, a grey marble top, and gilt bronze mounts. View IV
Archive V A nineteenth-century floor-standing corner cupboard featuring a chevron-veneered tambour front, a grey marble top, and gilt bronze mounts. View V
Archive VI A nineteenth-century floor-standing corner cupboard featuring a chevron-veneered tambour front, a grey marble top, and gilt bronze mounts. View VI
Archive VII A nineteenth-century floor-standing corner cupboard featuring a chevron-veneered tambour front, a grey marble top, and gilt bronze mounts. View VII
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I M Chaney Antique Furniture

I M Chaney Antique Furniture
Telephone 07739 084300
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Westbury Park
Bristol
BS6 7PT
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Aug 2009
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I M Chaney Antique Furniture
I M Chaney Antique Furniture
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A nineteenth-century floor-standing corner cupboard featuring a chevron-veneered tambour front, a grey marble top, and gilt bronze mounts.
C19th tulipwood, purple wood and sycamore tambour fronted corner floor standing cupboard
Ref: SA1240274
A nineteenth-century floor-standing corner cupboard featuring a chevron-veneered tambour front, a grey marble top, and gilt bronze mounts.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectCorner Cabinets
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Transitional
  • MaterialTulipwood, Purplewood, Sycamore, Marble, Ormolu
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsTambour front, Chevron veneering, Marble top, Gilt bronze mounts
  • SizeH 73 cm (29 in) x W 74 cm (29 in) x D 55 cm (22 in)

This nineteenth-century French Transitional floor-standing corner cabinet uses tulipwood, purplewood, sycamore, grey St Anne marble, and gilt bronze mounts in warm brown tones. The shaped piece has a chevron-veneered tambour front, a moulded marble top, a riband inlaid frieze, an undulating floral marquetry frieze, simulated flutes, and short cabriole legs with sabots. Visible details include vertical wooden slat mouldings across the curved sliding door, intricate gilt bronze mounts centred on the lower apron, and short curved feet. The cabinet measures 74 cm wide, 55 cm deep, and 73 cm high. In a modern interior, this corner unit provides practical display and storage space in a living room, hallway, or bedroom corner. The compact footprint fits neatly into unused angles while offering a surface on top for lamps, ornaments, or photographs, paired with an enclosed interior compartment behind the tambour door.

FAQs

An encoignure is a French term for a corner cabinet specifically designed to fit into the angle where two walls meet. Popularised in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, these cabinets were created to utilise awkward interior spaces while displaying fine marquetry and marble tops.

Nineteenth-century French corner cabinets frequently incorporate exotic timber veneers such as tulipwood, kingwood, purplewood, and sycamore laid over an oak or pine carcass. They often feature fitted marble tops, slatted tambour doors mounted on canvas backing, and gilt bronze mounts.

Authentic period pieces generally exhibit hand-cut veneering, original canvas backing on flexible tambour doors, and cast bronze mounts secured with early screws. Inspecting the underside or rear frame often reveals uneven hand-planed timber and signs of natural age-related oxidisation.

Placing a corner cabinet in an unused angle of a dining room or hallway softens room perimeters while adding functional storage. Pairing the warm wood tones with neutral wall palettes and displaying a single ceramic or bronze object on the marble surface creates a balanced focal point.

Clean wood surfaces with a dry microfibre cloth and apply a high-quality beeswax polish sparingly once or twice a year along the grain. Dust bronze mounts with a soft brush without liquid polish, and wipe marble tops with a damp cloth using pH-neutral soap to prevent etching.
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