Edwards and Roberts Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Near pair of Edwards and Roberts chest of drawers in the Hepplewhite taste. The shaped tops one with a seprentine outline the other bow fronted with satinwood inlaid oval panel, with...

19th Century Monumental Adams-Style Paint-Decorated Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase – By Edwards & Roberts, London This extraordinary 19th-century Adams-style monumental breakfront boo...

An 18th/19th Century Walnut Edwards and Roberts Dutch Marquetry Display Cabinet on Chest, including a receipt of purchase directly from Edwards & Robert...

Edwards & Roberts. An Edwardian Aesthetic Movement Queen Anne Revival mahogany wall cabinet with floral inlaid swan neck pediment and chequer and line in...

Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany commode, Edwards and Roberts, London, 19th c., pierced brass three-quarter gallery, rouge marble top with rounded cup corners, case with round fluted corner posts, bronze rinceau mounts and beaded trim, satinwood banding, fitted with three drawers, rising on toupie feet, top drawer interior blind stamped "Edwards & Roberts," approx 39" H, 49" W, 23.5" D **Provenance: the Stanley Weiss Collection...

An Edwardian mahogany cabinet by the esteemed London makers Edwards & Roberts, finely constructed and richly decorated in the neoclassical taste. The upper section surmounted by a three-quarter pierced brass gallery above a glazed display compartment with mirrored back and shaped sides, the top forming a useful display surface enclosed by conforming brass galleries. The frieze drawer below is inlaid with delicate husk swags and fitted with original brass handles, centred by a working lock. The principal cupboard door is beautifully decorated with a classical urn issuing trailing garlands, framed within satinwood and boxwood stringing and quartered by floral paterae. Flanking bowed doors are similarly inlaid with pendant husk swags and retain finely cast ormolu mounts. The cabinet is raised on square tapering legs enriched with marquetry panels and applied cast mounts, terminating in brass caps and toes. The lower tier shelf, enclosed by a pierced brass gallery, displays wonderfully figured mahogany, adding both practicality and elegance. With the original makers labels "Edwards & Roberts" Circa 1900 English Artists Biography: Edwards & Roberts was founded in 1845, and had premises at 21 Wardour Street London. By 1892 they occupied more than a dozen buildings in Wardour Street, where they continued to trade until the end of the century. They became one of the leading London cabinet makers and retailers working in a variety of styles, both modern and revivalist. Their business also involved retailing, adapting and restoring the finest antique furniture and there are many examples of their earlier furniture with later embellishments bearing their stamp. Edwards & Roberts specialized in marquetry, inlay and ormolu. Edwards & Roberts was one of the principal London companies working in the taste of the late 18th century. They started business in 1845 and by 1854 were trading as "Edwards & Roberts, 21 Wardour Street, Antique and Modern Cabinet Makers and Importers of Ancient Furniture". Wardour Street became an important furniture retailing area in the second half of the 19th century. The firm carried a fine and complete library...