EDWARD BARNSLEY; PAIR OF CABINETS
Lot 162

EDWARD BARNSLEY; PAIR OF CABINETS

Closed27 November 2007

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GBP 8,125

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EDWARD BARNSLEY; PAIR OF CABINETS
1956-7, mahogany and holly, and green tooled leather with gilt design, with four drawers above twin-doors opening to reveal adjustable shelves 33 in. (85 cm.) high; 36 in. (91.4 cm.) wide; 17 in. (44.4 cm.) deep (2)

Specialist note

The invoice for these cabinets is dated December 1957 and reads:
"Two Cabinets for papers, books etc, in selected Cuban Mahogany, inlaid with Holly, and with panels and drawer fronts covered with green Goatskin, tooled in blind and gold by Peter Waters".
The invoice is for £460.

Christie's London, C20th Century Decorative Art & Design, 26 October 2006, lot 140, (£17,400) for further information on the provenance from the estate of Mrs Katerina Comino.