Late Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Chiffonier by Maple and Co

A splendid quality late Victorian period inlaid rosewood chiffonier, or parlour cabinet. Of excellent construction with attractive rosewood veneers onto a mahogany frame, by the renowned firm Maple and Co of London. The upper section fitted with its original beveled plate mirrors (some very minor foxing) with a canopy supported by elegant turned mahogany columns. The base section with a pair of convex cupboard doors to the ends (lockable with keys supplied) and two small drawers to the centre. The whole piece decorated throughout with profuse marquetry inlay in satinwood , boxwood, mother of pearl and ivorine. Cleaned and waxed in our workshops, it has an excellent colour and patina. This is a really impressive chiffonier from a world class maker of furniture, offered for sale in excellent condition, ready to go straight into the home. Splits into 2 sections for ease of installation.

Dimensions:

Width 142cms

Depth 47cms

Height 222cms .

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.