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Arts & Crafts Gillows/pugin Oak Wardrobe Press, 8ft Wide X 8ft High

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: The Antique Furniture Company

A very large Arts & Crafts Pugin style oak wardrobe or press cupboard possibly by Gillows of Lancaster and dating to circa 1890. It features super linenfold carvings and is of pegged construction. With a moulded cornice above a fielded panelled front it has two centre doors and one right side door above two long base drawers and standing on block feet. With ornate brass hinges and handles and the doors opening to reveal a double cupboard space to the left and two separate cupboard spaces to the right hand side. As yet there are no fittings for using this space but hanging rails or shelves could be added.
 
In good condition for age, the side on the right is darker than the left and there is a strip of timber missing from the bottom edge on the front left. We have left some screws visible above the drawers, these should really be pegged over to hide the screw tops once it is in it’s final position, the locks are stamped ‘R Cooper & Son’ but are possibly replacements on the doors. ...
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CONTACT DETAILS OF SELLER:
The Antique Furniture Company
Glasgow
United Kingdom
Tel: 01337 920027
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD