Inlaid Mahogany Display Cabinet by Maple and Co.

A fine quality inlaid mahogany display cabinet by the renowned London firm Maple and Co. Of superb construction from the finest quality solid mahogany timber, now with a wonderful colour and patina. The cabinet is decorated with inlaid stringing and floral detailing throughout, particularly to the top crest and the central drawer fronts. The central section is domed top and is flanked by two end sections with brass galleried tops. Each section has an opening glazed door which is lockable (key supplied) and opens to access a shelved and lined display space. Beneath the cabinets are two central deeper drawers , flanked by two smaller drawers to the sides, all fitted with their original solid brass handles. The whole cabinet stands on elegant legs with under-tiers surrounded by open fretwork galleries. The makers label for Maple and Co is to be found inside the central cabinet door. This elegant cabinet is of the highest of qualities and is offered for sale in excellent condition, ready to go straight into the home.

Dimensions:

Width 122cms

Depth 41cms

Height 170cms

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.