Description

A splendid late 19th century inlaid mahogany display cabinet by Jas Shoolbred and Co of London. Of excellent construction in mahogany and decorated with inlaid detailing in satinwood. With an arch topped pediment surmounted by finials. Sitting over a freeze inlaid with floral swags and topped with dentil moldings. The main body of the cabinet with 3 opening doors (lockable , key supplied) and a single drawer. The doors open to access shelved interiors. The panels decorated with fine quality inlaid detailing, including a large scene of a classical maiden to the central door. All standing on square tapering legs which terminate in spade feet. This stunning cabinet is offered for sale in excellent original condition, with a great colour and patina, ready to go straight into the home.
Dimensions:
Width 131cms
Depth 41cms
Overall height 200cms
Height at front of cabinet 169cms
James Shoolbred & Co
The name of James Shoolbred & Co is highly respected among admirers of Aesthetic Movement furniture. Their antique desks, Victorian dining chairs and antique marquetry furniture were produced for wealthy households up to 1931. A particularly fine example of James Shoolbred antique marquetry furniture – an ornate piano by designer Henry Batley – is on display at the V & A museum, London.
Established in the 1820s, James Shoolbred’s Tottenham Court Road company began life as a drapers. It began supplying textiles to the furniture trade, and expanded into the stores either side, branching into interior design. By the 1870s, the company was designing and manufacturing its own furniture.
A major factor of James Shoolbred’s success was their detailed catalogues, which were published from around 1873. Configured to showcase the company’s designs beyond the confines of London, they made Shoolbred an overnight success.
In the 1880s the firm moved to larger premises. Imaginatively laid out, with detailed room schemes showing off the company’s latest furniture and textile designs, it became an unmitigated success.
Although James Shoolbred & Co specialised in furniture of the Aesthetic Movement they encompassed all the fashionable trends of the time, from the motifs and patterns of Japanese design in their antique marquetry furniture, to Art Nouveau and gothic influences in their antique desks and Victorian dining chairs.
Internal Ref: 17816

Dimensions

Height = 200 cm (79")
Width = 131 cm (52")
Depth = 41 cm (16")