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Victorian Mahogany Museum Specimen Or Collectors Cabinet

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: The Antique Furniture Company

An impressive quality Victorian museum specimen cabinet in the Gothic Arts & Crafts style. With chamfered edges to the solid mahogany framework and mahogany veneered panels behind this large cabinet was designed for free-standing use.
 
The sloping display top with two very heavy lockable glazed doors giving access to a newly baize lined interior. The four doors below open to reveal a suite of 24 stained pine fronted drawers with inset brass campaign style handles and brass card holders. The extensive storage would be well suited to collections, documents or maps in museums or a shop or for anyone needing a serious collectors chest.
 
Solid joints and construction, with marks consistent with age this has been repolished by hand using tradition polish and wax. Could be adapted to a flat top quite easily. Secure Yale locks to the upper lids and replaced cabinet locks to the doors, all locks serviced and supplied with keys. Veneer to one panel to the rear has some splits and surf...
Antique SA705077 shown on this page was made in the Victorian Era. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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CONTACT DETAILS OF SELLER:
The Antique Furniture Company
Glasgow
United Kingdom
Tel: 01337 920027
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD