Live Auction 5914Christie's Interiors
Christie’s roundel
Lot 174

A MID-VICTORIAN MAHOGANY CHEST

BY EDWARDS & ROBERTS, OF GEORGE III STYLE, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Closed30 June 2009

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GBP 1,250

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A MID-VICTORIAN MAHOGANY CHEST
BY EDWARDS & ROBERTS, OF GEORGE III STYLE, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The triple reeded top above four long drawers flanked by four short and one frieze drawer above a hinged door panelled with three faux drawer fronts, the top drawer stamped EDWARDS & ROBRETS, with ivorine label to reverse EDWARDS & ROBERTS, 126 WARDOUR STREET, PICCADILLY, 532 OXFORD STREET, LONDON
42 in. (106.5 cm.) high; 71¼ in. (181 cm.) wide; 23 in. (58.5 cm.) deep

Specialist note

Edwards and Roberts were established in 1845 and were trading as 'Edwards and Roberts 21 Wardour Street, Antique and Modern cabinet makers and importers of ancient furniture' by 1854. They were well known for high quality furniture that revived styles of earlier epochs, especially that of the late 18th century.