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Pair of English Louis XIV Style Breakfront Side Cabinets Attributed to Gillows

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A pair of Louis XIV style gilt-bronze mounted calamander breakfront side cabinets, the Algerian brèche sanguine marble tops above a cupboard door incorporating Japanese lacquer panels, Edo period 17th century, opening to reveal a single adjustable shelf, on later spiral fluted tapering feet. Circa 1830 English Footnote: These opulent English cabinets, conceived in the Louis XIV style, employ an array of exotic materials which when coupled with the finely chased gilt-bronze mounts point to a commission of some importance. The vivid brèche sanguine marble tops were mined in Algeria - a source of exceptional marbles championed by British diplomat and naturalist Sir Lambert Playfair (1828 –1899) following a visit in 1880 – and the highly prized Japanese lacquer panels would have originally formed part of an Edo period chest. Tantalizingly, these cabinets do not bear a maker's stamp although it is worth comparing them to a similarly conceived Louis XIV style cabinet with Butchoff Antiques which is stamped Gillows 1866 and relates to the firm's designs for 1874.

Attributed to:
Gillows of Lancaster & London (Cabinetmaker)
Dimensions:
Height: 36.42 in (92.5 cm)Width: 49.02 in (124.5 cm)Depth: 16.34 in (41.5 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Louis XIV (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Hardwood,Marble,Ormolu
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1830
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Dublin, IE
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU5735229919182

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