Mark Jones Antiques has dated this Cedar Collectors Display Cabinet to the 1850s.
This unusual and rare, if not unique cabinet appears to have made to house prized Indian objects presumably of a textile nature, hence the exclusive use of cedar (well known for its property as a moth repellent) in literally every part of its construction (back boards, feet, mouldings, literally every part). It was clearly design-made by a high level cabinetmaker.
Mark Jones Antiques has dated this Cedar Collectors Display Cabinet to the 1850s.
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