Yeats Country Antiques has dated this Edwardian Marquetry Display Cabinet to the Edwardian era.
The inlaid upper section is surmounted with a moulded broken swan neck pediment and inlaid with gorgeous arrangements of flowerheads, tied ribbon bow and richly trailing foliate motifs above a serpentine cabinet featuring a pair of crossbanded line inlaid, glazed panels to the sides and to the fore a pair of glazed panelled doors, which open to a shelved interior, flanked with canted corners with beautiful marquetry depicting flowerhead and leaf motif detailing. The lower section with a moulded, line inlaid serpentine top with stunning marquetry inlaid swags of flowers to the central reserve is raised above a crossbanded single drawer frieze with a gorgeous marquetry inlaid centred urn flanked with richly scrolling foliate and flowerhead motifs above a pair of crossbanded and inlaid cupboard doors to the fore depicting arrangements of striking tied ribbon motif detail above an ornately decorated pair of hanging baskets filled with beautiful flowers flanked canted corners with bellhusks and marquetry inlaid side panels depicting fabulous arrangements of of tied ribbon bows, foliate, leaves, fruit, urns and arrows. Supported on a fluted serpentine frieze, terminating on a stylised cabriole leg.
Edward & Roberts
Edward and Roberts were founded in 1845, and had premises at 21 Wardour Street London. By 1892 they occupied more than a dozen buildings in Wardour Street, where they continued to trade until the end of the century. They became one of the leading London cabinet makers and retailers working in a variety of styles, both modern and revivalist. Edward and Roberts specialized in marquetry, inlay and ormolu.
Mahogany Type: 'Santos Mahogany
Yeats Country Antiques has dated this Edwardian Marquetry Display Cabinet to the Edwardian era.
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A Very Rare Edwardian Marquetry Inlaid Display Cabinet or Bookcase Stamped Edward and Roberts
