Quality Mahogany & Marble Top Washstand by Doveston Bird & Hull C.1860.

Name: Quality Mahogany & Marble Top Washstand by Doveston Bird & Hull C.1860.
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA669270
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Collinge Antiques

Description

Fine quality 19th.c. marble topped washstand by the celebrated Manchester manufacturers Doveston Bird & Hull c.1860. Original white marble top with rounded edges and a low gallery to the sides and rear. On a mahogany base with nine drawers arranged around a central kneehole. Moulded drawer fronts with turned mahogany knobs and solid mahogany drawer linings. Moulded plinths around the bases, raised on the original castors. Clear maker’s stamp to the top of the centre drawer. Excellent colour and condition with a couple of small repairs to the sides. Cleaned and waxed in our workshops.

Doveston Bird & Hull were one of the few provincial firms to achieve national acclaim. In the 1860s they employed the designer Bruce Talbert, who established a Gothic revivalist style which they adopted for the furnishing of Manchester Town Hall (1876-7).

Dimensions: width 48", depth 24", height 32".

Physical Dimensions

Height

81cm (31.89")

Width

122cm (48.03")

Depth

61cm (24.02")

Declaration

Collinge Antiques has dated this piece to the 1860s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA669270

Dealers Internal Reference

33562

Dealers Notes

Please contact us for more images, delivery and international shipping quotes. Alternatively you are welcome to view and collect at our large warehouse showroom in Llandudno Junction, North Wales (approximately 45mins from Chester). We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture of all types and have twice been shortlisted for the Home and Antiques Magazine Antique Shop of the Year Award. Open 7 days a week. 01492 580022.

Description

Doveston Bird & Hull were one of the few provincial firms to achieve national acclaim.

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In the 1860s they employed the designer Bruce Talbert, who established a Gothic revivalist style which they adopted for the furnishing of Manchester Town Hall (1876-7).

Collinge Antiques

Dimensions: width 48", depth 24", height 32".