Atropos Antiques has dated this piece to the 1880s.
MADE BY THE OUTSTANDING CABINET MAKER, THOMAS GURNEY, BROADWAY, LONDON FIELDS.E. CIRCA 1880.
GURNEY WAS PROBABLY THE FOREMOST ENTOMOLOGICAL CABINET MAKER OF THE TIME AND HIS DESIGN AND CHOICE OF EXOTIC TIMBERS WAS SIGNIFICANT AND EXCLUSIVE. HE MADE CABINETS FOR 'GENTLEMEN'.
THIS THIRTY DRAWER MODEL BEARS ALL THE TRADE MARKS OF GURNEY'S WORK FROM THE TURNED EBONY KNOBS, THE 'INCH FINISH' DOORS WITH TRIPLE HINGES TO THE TYPICAL LACQUERED BRASS NAME PLATE ON THE INSIDE TOP OF THE RIGHT HAND DOOR.IT IS A MATTER OF OPINION BUT I FEEL THAT IF BRADY WAS THE 'ROLLS ROYCE' THEN THOMAS GURNEY WAS THE 'BENTLEY'.
SOLID MAHOGANY CONSTRUCTION ALL FACED WITH HIGHLY FIGURED HONDURAS MAHOGANY. TURNED EBONY DRAWER KNOBS. SINGLE HIDDEN CELL TO INSIDE FRONT OF THE DRAWERS. BASE LINED WITH CORK AND PAPER. ORIGINAL LOCK AND KEY AND ALL FITTINGS. IMMACULATE FINISH AND SUPERB CONDITION.
DIMENSIONS.
HEIGHT. 38.5 INCHES. 98cms.
WIDTH. 39.5 INCHES. 1 Metre.
FRONT TO BACK.19.5 INCHES. 49.5cms.
DRAWERS.
WIDTH. 17.5 INCHES.44.5cms.
FRONT TO BACK. 15.5 INCHES. 39.5cms.
OVERALL DEPTH. 2 INCHES.(IMPERIAL DEPTH). 5cms.
WE ARE ABLE TO DELIVER WITH ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY THAT THE ITEM WILL NOT BE DAMAGED OR ABUSED IN THE PROCESS.
PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR SPECIAL REQUESTS. OUR STANDARD OF RE-PAPERING IS IMPECCABLE AND THIS PROCESS CAN BE CARRIED OUT TO THE CLIENTS REQUIREMENTS.
IN A TIME OF MASS PRODUCTION AND MEDIOCRE MATERIALS AND CRAFTSMANSHIP THIS SORT OF FURNITURE OFFERS THE CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF OUR HERITAGE THAT WILL NOT BE REPLICATED AGAIN.
Atropos Antiques has dated this piece to the 1880s.
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A Superb 30 Drawer Collectors Cabinet by Thomas Gurney Circa. 1880.
