A Beautiful Top Quality Collectors Cabinet with Important Historical Provenance. Property of the Late Alice Blanche Balfour. Circa 1870.

Name: A Beautiful Top Quality Collectors Cabinet with Important Historical Provenance. Property of the Late Alice Blanche Balfour. Circa 1870.
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA612939
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Atropos Antiques

Description

A SUPERB AND TOP QUALITY CABINET IN HIGHLY FIGURED HONDURAS MAHOGANY ONCE THE PROPERTY OF ALICE BLANCHE BALFOUR FRES. ALICE BALFOUR WAS THE DAUGHTER OF LADY BLANCHE GASCOYNE-CECIL AND JAMES MAITLAND BALFOUR. HER BROTHER, FOR WHOM SHE KEPT HOUSE FOR MANY YEARS WAS ARTHUR BALFOUR, 1ST EARL OF BALFOUR WHO WAS PRIME MINISTER OF ENGLAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM BETWEEN 1902 AND 1905. MORE IMPORTANTLY, ALICE WAS A FORE RUNNER IN THE STUDY OF GENETICS, A SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATOR AND A NOTABLE ENTOMOLOGIST. DIED 12th JUNE, 1936.

IT WILL COME AS NO SURPRISE THAT THIS EXCEPTIONAL CABINET IS MADE TO THE VERY HIGHEST OF STANDARDS AND OF THE FINEST MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON THE DAY AND NO LONGER WITH US. IT IS FASHIONED IN SOLID MAHOGANY AND ALL THE DRAWERS RUN PERFECTLY AND ARE ALL FITTED WITH SUPERB GLAZED FRAME TOPS. 11 DRAWERS ALL CAPABLE OF TAKING CONTINENTAL LENGTH 38mm PINS.

SOURCED FROM THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH.

A BEAUTIFUL AND HIGHLY VERSATILE COLLECTORS CABINET WITH A1 PROVENANCE.

DIEMNSIONS.

HEIGHT. 27.15 INCHES.

WIDTH. 20.75 INCHES.

FRONT TO BACK. 21 INCHES.

DRAWERS.

WIDTH. 18 INCHES.

FRONT TO BACK. 18 INCHES.

OVERALL DEPTH. 2 INCHES. CAPABLE OF RECEIVING IN COMFORT 38mm PINS.

ALL QUESTIONS WELCOM E AND DELIVERY OUR SPECIALITY.

Physical Dimensions

Height

70cm (27.56")

Width

53cm (20.87")

Depth

53.5cm (21.06")

Declaration

Atropos Antiques has dated this piece to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA612939

Dealers Internal Reference

GM/GR/EDIN.AM.

Dealers Notes

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Description

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HER BROTHER, FOR WHOM SHE KEPT HOUSE FOR MANY YEARS WAS ARTHUR BALFOUR, 1ST EARL OF BALFOUR WHO WAS PRIME MINISTER OF ENGLAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM BETWEEN 1902 AND 1905.

Atropos Antiques

MORE IMPORTANTLY, ALICE WAS A FORE RUNNER IN THE STUDY OF GENETICS, A SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATOR AND A NOTABLE ENTOMOLOGIST. DIED 12th JUNE, 1936.

fig 1. A BEAUTIFUL TOP QUALITY COLLECTORS CABINET WITH IMPORTANT HISTORICAL PROVENANCE. PROPERTY OF THE LATE ALICE BLANCHE BALFOUR. CIRCA 1870. — fig 1. A Beautiful Top Quality Collectors Cabinet with Important Historical Provenance. Property of the Late Alice Blanche Balfour. Circa 1870.

IT WILL COME AS NO SURPRISE THAT THIS EXCEPTIONAL CABINET IS MADE TO THE VERY HIGHEST OF STANDARDS AND OF THE FINEST MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON THE DAY AND NO LONGER WITH US. IT IS FASHIONED IN SOLID MAHOGANY AND ALL THE DRAWERS RUN PERFECTLY AND ARE ALL FITTED WITH SUPERB GLAZED FRAME TOPS. 11 DRAWERS ALL CAPABLE OF TAKING CONTINENTAL LENGTH 38mm PINS.