Rosewood and Stumpwork Table Cabinet

A rosewood cabinet with ormolu mounts on the doors, a marble top, and carved pilasters each end topped with carved rosettes. The doors possibly grill or fabric lined originally.

An English mahogany Pembroke table on a turned pedestal base. The well-figured mahogany top is rectangular with rounded corners and has a strip of inlaid banding all around. There is...

A charming satin and rosewood, ebony and teak collectors’ table-cabinet Sri Lanka, second half of the 18th century Measures: H. 86.5 x W. 62.5 x D. 34.7 cm In the top of the shaped cornice, there is a carving of a butterfly or moth. Under the cornice two panelled doors with scorched chequered motif, and under the doors one long drawer. When the doors are locked, so is the drawer. Behind the two doors, there are eight drawers, suitable to store small collectors’ items, such as a coin collection, or mineral specimens, small shells, collections of animal teeth, etc. The 17th and 18th centuries saw a wide-spread interest in exotic cultures and collecting of botanical, zoological and geological specimens...

Fine 18th century ebony and bone inlaid table cabinet with geometric and line inlay on eight drawers with turned bone knobs and standing on turned e...