Antique Edwardian Sheraton Revival Painted Satinwood Display Cabinet 19th C

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Antique Edwardian Sheraton Revival Painted Satinwood Display Cabinet 19th C

About the Item

This is a magnificent antique English Edwardian satinwood display cabinet, circa 1880 in date. The cabinet is of the very highest quality, made of satinwood with ebonised stringing and beautiful hand painted decoration in the manner of Angelica Kauffman. It has a scroll pediment and arcaded frieze above a single astragal glazed door opening to a lime green brocade lined interior with two shelves. that will display your ornaments superbly. It is raised on six elegant tapering legs that terminate in spade feet. Add a touch of unparalleled elegance to your home. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and relined in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 197 x Width 98 x Depth 30 Dimensions in inches: Height 77.6 x Width 38.6 x Depth 11.8 Satinwood is a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen, much used in cabinetmaking, especially in marquetry. It comes from two tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family). East Indian or Ceylon satinwood is the yellowish or dark-brown heartwood of Chloroxylon swietenia. The lustrous, fine-grained, usually figured wood is used for furniture, cabinetwork, veneers, and backs of brushes. West Indian satinwood, sometimes called yellow wood, is considered superior. It is the golden yellow, lustrous, even-grained wood found in the Florida Keys and the West Indies. It has long been valued for furniture. It is also used for musical instruments, veneers, and other purposes. Satinwood is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Rutaceae. Angelica Kauffman, RA (1741 - 1807) was a Swiss-born Austrian Neoclassical painter who had a successful career in London and Rome. Though born as "Kauffmann", Kauffman is the preferred spelling of her name in English; it is the form she herself used most in signing her correspondence, documents and paintings. While Kauffman produced many types of art, she identified herself primarily as a history painter, an unusual designation for a woman artist in the 18th century. History painting, was considered the most elite and lucrative category in academic painting during this time period. Under the direction of Sir Joshua Reynolds, the Royal Academy made a strong effort to promote history painting to a native audience who were more interested in commissioning and buying portraits and landscapes. Despite the popularity that Kauffman enjoyed in British society and her success as an artist, she was disappointed by the relative apathy that the British had towards history painting. Ultimately she left Britain for the continent, where history painting was better established, held in higher esteem and patronized. The works of Angelica Kauffman have retained their reputation. By 1911, rooms decorated with her work were still to be seen in various quarters. At Hampton Court was a portrait of the duchess of Brunswick; in the National Portrait Gallery, a self-portrait. There were other pictures by her at Paris, at Dresden, in the Hermitage at St Petersburg, in the Alte Pinakothek atMunich, in Kadriorg Palace, Tallinn (Estonia). Our reference: 08395b

Dimensions:
Height: 77.56 in (197 cm)Width: 38.59 in (98 cm)Depth: 11.82 in (30 cm)
Style:
Edwardian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Satinwood
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1880-1889
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1880
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 08395b1stDibs: LU95069662341