Excellent Inlaid Display Cabinet by Maple and Co

A superb quality Inlaid mahogany display cabinet by one of London's finest makers - Maple and Co. Made from the best grade of dense mahogany timber, now with a rich colour and patina. With inlaid detailing throughout, including lovely garlands on the cupboard doors. The top glazed section has a single central opening door flanked by serpentine glazed panels. The display space is afforded by a lined and shelved interior. The base section has a pair of central drawers flanked by serpentine shaped end cupboards (lockable). The whole cabinet stands on elegant tapering legs which terminate in spade feet and are united and by a supporting under-tier. This cabinet truly is of the highest , crisp quality. It is offered for sale in excellent condition, ready to go straight into the home.

Dimensions:

Width 107cms

Depth 37cms

Height 165cms

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.