HIGH VICTORIAN INLAID BURR WALNUT CREDENZA WITH MIRROR

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19TH CENTURY VICTORIAN INLAID AND MARQUETRY WALNUT CREDENZA WITH MIRROR CIRCA 1870.

WE ARE PLEASED TO OFFER THIS STUNNING 2 PART CREDENZA. SHAPED MIRROR WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE BASE IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF FLORAL MARQUETRY, USING VARIOUS WOODS AND TONES, STRUNG AND CROSS BANDED ALONG THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE EDGE. COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL MIRROR PLATE.

CABINET SECTION WITH A BREAKFRONT EDGE, VENEERED IN BURR WALNUT, WITH STRINGING AND CROSS BANDING, FINISHED WITH A THICK MOULDED EDGE. FRONT MADE IN WALNUT AND KINGWOOD, ALL 4 DOORS SHAPED, EVEN THE GLASS WHICH IS A FINE PIECE OF CRAFTSMANSHIP IN IT’S OWN RIGHT. CENTRAL DOUBLE DOORS WITH INLAY TO THE FRONTS OPENS TO AN INTERIOR OF A SINGLE SHELF, FLANKED EACH SIDE BY SINGLE DOOR GLAZED CUPBOARDS, EACH FITTED WITH 2 SHELVES, STILL COVERED IN ORIGINAL VELVET, WHICH IS NOW FADED. ADORNED WITH ORMOLU MOUNTS AND DECORATION, STANDING ON A SHAPED PLINTH BASE.

MINOR RESTORATIONS TO WOODWORK, SURFACE MARKS IN LINE WITH AGE. MINOR PLATE LOSS TO ORIGINAL MIRROR PLATE. RECENTLY RE-POLISHED BY HAND AND READY FOR EVERYDAY USE.