A dark brown wooden display cabinet with glass doors and ornate ring handles, styled in a warm, neutral-toned living room next to a chair and a potted plant.

Mahogany 2-Door Display Cabinet on Ball and Claw Supports

$1,200.00
$1,200.00 $1,800.00
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A dark brown wooden display cabinet with glass doors and ornate ring handles, styled in a warm, neutral-toned living room next to a chair and a potted plant.
  • A dark brown wooden display cabinet with glass doors and ornate ring handles, styled in a warm, neutral-toned living room next to a chair and a potted plant.
  • A dark brown wooden display cabinet with glass doors and ornate ring handles, styled in a warm, neutral-toned living room next to a chair and a potted plant.
Mahogany 2-Door Display Cabinet on Ball and Claw Supports

Mahogany 2-Door Display Cabinet on Ball and Claw Supports

$1,200.00
$1,200.00 $1,800.00

1. Historical Style & Period

  • Item Name / Nomenclature: Mahogany 2-Door Display Cabinet on Ball and Claw Supports (historically styled as a Chippendale Revival Vitrine or China Cabinet).

  • Era: Early 20th Century (Circa 1920s).

  • Style: Chippendale Revival / Late Edwardian. Combines the robust grandeur and curved forms of early-to-mid 18th-century English Chippendale with post-Edwardian lighter domestic sensibilities.

  • Function: Drawing Room / Library Glazed Showcase. Designed to serve as a prominent storage and exhibit piece for porcelain, art books, and collections in a domestic interior.

2. Key Architectural & Decorative Features

  • Patterned Glazing Bars with Pendant Details: The double glass doors features geometric glazing bars, with the top tiers including circular loop details supported by vertical drop pendants.

  • Hand-Carved Ball and Claw Feet: Elevated on sturdy cabriole legs terminating in hand-carved ball-and-claw feet (supports).

  • High Backboard / Gallery Upstand: Completed at the top with a shaped, serpentine backboard with inset dark banding to add vertical prominence.

  • Edge Moulding Details: The rectangular top features decorative gadrooned or rope-carved moulding along the front and side edges.

  • Original Double-Door Hardware: Original brass keyholes, locks, and catch mechanisms.

  • Light-Colored Fabric-Lined Interior: Lined internal backing designed to emphasize books and objects displayed across the wood shelves.

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