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A WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT AND BRASS-MOUNTED CABINET-ON-STAND
Lot 44 VARIOUS PROPERTIES

A WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT AND BRASS-MOUNTED CABINET-ON-STAND

LATE 17TH CENTURY, THE STAND PROBABLY EARLY 18TH CENTURY

Closed2 November 2011

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A WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT AND BRASS-MOUNTED CABINET-ON-STAND
LATE 17TH CENTURY, THE STAND PROBABLY EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The upper section with twelve drawers and pigeonholes around a central cupboard and enclosed by a pair of doors with central square of veneer and sides with lozenge detail and carrying handles, the key plates engraved 'William Ward, Adle Street, London', above a slide and deep compartmented drawer, on stand with cabriole legs and moulded pad feet
88¼ in. (224 cm.) high; 51½ in. (131 cm.) wide; 22½ in. (57 cm.) deep

R.C.Tombs Esq., 13 Pemberton Gardens, St John's Park, London
The Gillingham Collection, Sotheby's London, 19 April 2000, Lot 35

Specialist note

Adle Street was the location of a number of brass founders in the 17th century, so it is reasonable to assume that William Ward was among these craftsmen. However Ward is not listed in the 1692 tax books for that location suggesting that his business had already ceased to trade. (We are grateful to Dr. Adam Bowett for this information).
Robert Charles Tombs (1842-1923) took the lease on 13 Pemberton Gardens on 11th September 1879. Tombs was the author of The Kings Post, a volume of historical facts relating to the mail, mail coaches, coach roads and railway mail services connected with the city.