Antique Victorian Goncalo Alves Inlaid Side Cabinet, 19th Century

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Antique Victorian Goncalo Alves Inlaid Side Cabinet, 19th Century

About the Item

This is a superb antique English Victorian inlaid Goncalo Alves cabinet with mirror panels, circa 1890 in date. This cabinet is of the very highest quality, with exquisite hand cut inlaid satinwood marquetry decoration. The top with swan neck pediment and dentil moulded cornice on turned supports, above a shield-shaped mirror plate flanked by a pair of astragal glazed cupboard doors The lower section features an inverted breakfront top above a central recess with turned columns and inlaid cupboard doors below. This is flanked by a further pair of astragal glazed cabinet doors and the cabinet is raised on tapering square section legs. Complete with working locks and keys. The quality and attention to detail throughout is second to none, add a touch of unparalleled style to your home. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 256 x width 153 x depth 45 Dimensions in inches: Height 100.8 x width 60.2 x depth 17.7 Marquetry is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, mother of pearl, pewter, brass silver or shell) of different colors are inserted into surface wood veneer to form intricate patterns such as scrolls or flowers. The technique of veneered marquetry had its inspiration in 16th century Florence. Marquetry elaborated upon Florentine techniques of inlaying solid marble slabs with designs formed of fitted marbles, jaspers and semi-precious stones. This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as Pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San Lorenzo is completely covered in a colored marble facing using this demanding jig-sawn technique. Techniques of wood marquetry were developed in Antwerp and other Flemish centers of luxury cabinet-making during the early 16th century. The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-17th century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charged with providing furnishings to decorate Versailles and the other royal residences of Louis XIV. Early masters of French marquetry were the Fleming Pierre Golle and his son-in-law, André-Charles Boulle, who founded a dynasty of royal and Parisian cabinet-makers (ébénistes) and gave his name to a technique of marquetry employing brass with pewter in arabesque or intricately foliate designs.

Dimensions:
Height: 100.79 in (256 cm)Width: 60.24 in (153 cm)Depth: 17.72 in (45 cm)
Style:
Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Satinwood,Wood,Marquetry
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1890-1899
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1890
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: A13181stDibs: LU950620781982