Category
Furniture
Medium
Wood
Distinguishing marks
None that I can find
Condition
Excellent
Date Period
Before 1845
Size and dimensions of this item
2 feet wide, 4.5 feet tall, 18 inches deep
Long Description
Has 3 lower shelves adorned with pierced work below each shelf and shouldered by supports with carved snake design in coiled manner. It is topped by diamond shaped “roof” inlaid in bone with Oriental figures under a large tree form. A pagoda cared with human forms on the peak as well as two figures at each side of cabinet front.
History
My 2nd Great Grandfather, Commodore Philpot in the East Indian service out of Liverpool England brought the cabinet back to England prior to 1845. It has been in my family ever since.
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For Sale?
No