GEORGIAN-STYLE MAHOGANY DISPLAY CABINET WITH GLAZED UPPER DOORS – VICTORIAN ERA, CIRCA 1880-1900

AN ELEGANT MAHOGANY DISPLAY CABINET OF SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTIONS, EXEMPLIFYING THE REFINED TASTE OF THE LATE VICTORIAN PERIOD. THE PIECE FEATURES A DISTINCTIVE SERPENTINE-SHAPED PEDIMENT WITH GRACEFUL CURVED MOULDING, CHARACTERISTIC OF GEORGIAN-INSPIRED DESIGN THAT REMAINED FASHIONABLE THROUGHOUT THE VICTORIAN ERA.

OVERVIEW:
THIS CABINET PRESENTS A HARMONIOUS TWO-PART CONSTRUCTION: AN UPPER GLAZED SECTION WITH FOUR GLASS-FRONTED DOORS FEATURING ELEGANT ASTRAGAL GLAZING BARS ARRANGED IN A 4-OVER-4 PANE CONFIGURATION, AND A LOWER SOLID TIMBER SECTION WITH TWO PANELLED DOORS FEATURING VERTICAL REEDING. THE UPPER GLAZED SECTION IS FITTED WITH THREE FIXED TIMBER SHELVES, IDEAL FOR THE DISPLAY OF FINE CERAMICS, GLASSWARE, OR COLLECTIBLE OBJECTS. THE LOWER SECTION PROVIDES CONCEALED STORAGE WITH TWO PANELLED DOORS, EACH FITTED WITH A BRASS KEYHOLE ESCUTCHEON AND ORIGINAL BRASS KNOB HARDWARE.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- PERIOD: VICTORIAN, CIRCA 1880-1900
- PRIMARY TIMBER: SOLID MAHOGANY THROUGHOUT, WITH WARM HONEY-BROWN PATINA
- SECONDARY TIMBER: TIMBER SHELVING TO UPPER GLAZED SECTION; VERTICAL REEDING TO LOWER DOOR PANELS
- HARDWARE: ORIGINAL BRASS KNOBS AND KEYHOLE ESCUTCHEONS, SHOWING NATURAL PATINATION CONSISTENT WITH AGE
- GLAZING: ORIGINAL GLASS PANELS INTACT, ARRANGED IN PERIOD-APPROPRIATE ASTRAGAL PATTERN
- CONSTRUCTION: MORTISE AND TENON JOINERY EVIDENT AT FRAME INTERSECTIONS; WOODEN PEG FASTENING THROUGHOUT
- FEET: TURNED TIMBER FEET WITH BRASS CASTORS (ORIGINAL)

- HEIGHT: 200 CM
- WIDTH: 110 CM
- DEPTH: 48 CM

CONDITION: THE CABINET IS IN GOOD OVERALL CONDITION WITH ORIGINAL PATINA INTACT. THE MAHOGANY DISPLAYS THE WARM, HONEYED TONES CHARACTERISTIC OF WELL-AGED TIMBER. ALL GLASS PANELS ARE INTACT WITH NO CRACKS OR CHIPS. THE BRASS HARDWARE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL PATINATION. SHELVING IS STABLE AND SECURE. MINOR SURFACE WEAR IS CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE, INCLUDING LIGHT SCRATCHES TO THE TOP SURFACE AND MINOR DUST ACCUMULATION WITHIN THE GLAZED UPPER SECTION. NO EVIDENCE OF WOODWORM, STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, OR INVASIVE RESTORATION IS APPARENT. THE PIECE REMAINS FULLY FUNCTIONAL WITH ALL DOORS OPERATING SMOOTHLY.

THIS CABINET EXEMPLIFIES THE ENDURING APPEAL OF GEORGIAN-INSPIRED DESIGN DURING THE VICTORIAN PERIOD, COMBINING PRACTICAL STORAGE WITH ELEGANT DISPLAY CAPABILITIES. THE QUALITY OF CONSTRUCTION AND THE INTEGRITY OF ORIGINAL COMPONENTS MAKE THIS A DESIRABLE ADDITION TO ANY PERIOD INTERIOR OR COLLECTION OF FINE FURNITURE.

Item Size: Height: 200cm, Width: 110cm, Depth: 48cm, Weight: 80Kg

Condition: Good

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