Walnut Linen Press by Maple and Co

A good quality linen press of compact proportions by the renowned firm of Maple and Co. Of fine construction in solid walnut with attractive burr walnut veneers. There is good storage space afforded by a pair of lockable cupboard doors (which open to access a shelved interior) sitting over a series of 3 graduated drawers. The top of this press and also the drawer fronts are cross banded. it has canted corners, original brass hardware and stands on stylish carved cabriole legs. This practical and desirable item of furniture is offered for sale in excellent original condition with a great colour and patina.

Dimensions:

Width 76cms

Depth 43cms

Height 113cms

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.